Bissandugu

Bissandugu (French: Bissandougou) is a city in southwestern Guinea on national road nb 1. In the nineteenth century, it was the base for Samori Ture, a Dyula warlord who named the city in 1878 as the capital of his Wassoulou Empire (1861-1890). Ture was known for his resistance to French colonial forces and prevailed against them and smaller African states for years. After Guinea attained independence, Ture's great-grandson, Ahmed Sékou Touré, was elected as its first president.

Bissandugu

Bissandugu (French: Bissandougou) is a city in southwestern Guinea on national road nb 1. In the nineteenth century, it was the base for Samori Ture, a Dyula warlord who named the city in 1878 as the capital of his Wassoulou Empire (1861-1890). Ture was known for his resistance to French colonial forces and prevailed against them and smaller African states for years. After Guinea attained independence, Ture's great-grandson, Ahmed Sékou Touré, was elected as its first president.