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Ahmed Sekou Toure
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In 1970 portuguese guinea raided guinea in an attempt to capture Ahmed Souke Toure, and rescue imprisoned portuguese.
The average income tax in Guinea during the reign of Ahmed was 82% and even higher for wealthier people
But after JFK's assassination, a guinean delegation was imprisoned after the overthrow of Nkrumah the leader of Ghana
Type of Government
Socialistic
Lansana Conte assumed presidency on april 5 over 1000 prisoners were freed and and toures successors marked him as a bloody ruthless dictator and his and the PDG was abolished
also lansana attempted to execute many of Toures close associates
country of origin
Faranah Guinea on January 9, 1922
during his youth and presidency he studied the works of communist people such as Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin
Toure thought that after that happened that the CIA was plotting against him, He became paranoid overtime and had led to him arresting a large group of suspected political opponents.
Ahmed's support to the PAIGC (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde) guerrilla movement inside of portuguese guinea after several days of fighting the portuguese retreated but accomplished all but overthrowing Toure.
Relations with the US fluctuated during his reign, unlike Eisenhower, Toure liked John F Kennedy and considered him to be one of Guinea's Closest allies and to be his only true friend in the outside world.
Ahmed sekou toure's reign was marked by widespread proverty also in silencing political opinions.
Ahmed Sekou Toure
Religion
Ahmed Sekou Toure was Islam
And put them in camps where it is suspected 50,000 people were killed in executions and starvation.
Because he was the leader of the only legal political party there was only one candidate he was elected every year till his death
He was elected the first president of Guinea in 1960 he immediately declared his political party to be the only legal political party for the next 24 years. (Parti démocratique de Guinée)
Ahmed Souke Toure Died on march 26, 1984 in Cleveland ohio