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}}'''Ahmed Sékou Touré''' (January 9, 2022 - March 26, 1984) was a Guinean politician, political theorist and revolutionary. He was the founding father and President of the [[People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea (1958–1984)|People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea]] following the [[Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally|Democratic Party's]] successful campaign for independence during the 1958 constitutional referendum, within which he famously declared "We prefer poverty in freedom to riches in slavery," mirroring [[Kwame Nkrumah|Nkrumah's]] "We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility." A long-standing advocate of [[Scientific socialism|Scientific Socialism]] and [[Pan-Africanism]], Touré's government established a Party-State and was a founding member of the [[Organization of African Unity]] and [[Union of African States]]. | }}'''Ahmed Sékou Touré''' (January 9, 2022 - March 26, 1984) was a Guinean politician, political theorist and revolutionary. He was the founding father and President of the [[People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea (1958–1984)|People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea]] following the [[Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally|Democratic Party's]] successful campaign for independence during the 1958 constitutional referendum, within which he famously declared "We prefer poverty in freedom to riches in slavery," mirroring [[Kwame Nkrumah|Nkrumah's]] "We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility." A long-standing advocate of [[Scientific socialism|Scientific Socialism]] and [[Pan-Africanism]], Touré's government established a Party-State and was a founding member of the [[Organization of African Unity]] and [[Union of African States]]. | ||
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Supreme Leader of the Revolution Ahmed Sékou Touré ߛߋߞߎ߬ ߕߎ߬ߙߋ | |
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 Portrait of Sékou Touré | |
| Born | January 9, 1922 Faranah, French Guinea |
| Died | March 26, 1984 (aged 62) |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Nationality | Guinean |
| Political orientation | Scientific Socialism Pan-Africanism |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Guinea |
Ahmed Sékou Touré (January 9, 2022 - March 26, 1984) was a Guinean politician, political theorist and revolutionary. He was the founding father and President of the People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea following the Democratic Party's successful campaign for independence during the 1958 constitutional referendum, within which he famously declared "We prefer poverty in freedom to riches in slavery," mirroring Nkrumah's "We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility." A long-standing advocate of Scientific Socialism and Pan-Africanism, Touré's government established a Party-State and was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and Union of African States.