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Samori Touré

c. 1830 – 1900

West Africa (Upper Guinea, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire)

Mandinka ruler who built a large Islamic state in the West African interior from the late 1860s and resisted French expansion until his capture in 1898. He died in exile in Gabon.

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Photograph of Samori Touré holding a Qur'an, taken after his capture by the French in 1898
Credit: Unknown photographer, 1898, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

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  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Samory" (Reference)
  2. BlackPast.org, "Samori Touré (1830-1900)" (Reference)
  3. Encyclopedia of World Biography, "Samory Touré," via Encyclopedia.com (Reference)

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