Ahmed Sekou Toure 1922-1984
Family
Born in 1922 in Farana
Parents: Alpha Touré & Aminata Fadiga
Marriage: June 18, 1953 in Kankan
Marry: Andree Touré born Kourouma,1 boy: Mohamed Touré
Extra-marital relations: Marguerite Cole, 1 girl: Aminata Touré
Education:
1-Islamic School
2-French primary school
3- Professional school George-Poiret of Conakry.
4-Secondary studies by correspondence
5-Member of the Group of Studies Communist
Career administrative, trade-union and political
1940. Book-keeper with the Company of Niger French
1941. Receipt with the contest of the Stations and telecommunications.
Clerk of the financial services of the postal and telecommunications authorities
1945. Cofounder of the first trade union of the personnel of
the postal and telecommunications
authorities elected secretary-general
1946. Member of the Guinean delegation to the Congress of GDA
(Gathering democratic African), as a representative of the Union of Mandingue
1947.Admitted as clerk countable treasuries of the Framework
higher Member-founder of the Guinean democratic party, territorial section
of GDR
1948. Elected official secretary-general of the territorial
Union of the general confederation of the workers (GCW)
1950.Elected official secretary-general of the Coordinating committee
of trade unions CGT for French Western Africa and Togo
1951. Resign from the administration
1952.Elected official secretary-general of Guinean Democratic
party
1953.Elected official territorial adviser of Beyla, becomes
member of the territorial Assembly of Guinea French
1955.Member of the Coordinating committee of GDA, Mayor of Conakry
1956.President of the general Confederation of the workers
of Black Africa (GCWBA)
1957. Territorial adviser of Conakry, large-adviser of
the western Africa French(WAF),Vice-president of (GDA),Vice-president of
the first Council of government of Guinea January 1959,Elected official
secretary-general of the general Union of the workers of Black Africa (GUWBA)
1961.Elected official first President of the Republic of Guinea
Founder member of the Organization of African Unity
1964.Creator and absolute Master of the Boiro Camp