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A state in west Africa, encompassing both the Fouta Djallon highlands in the northwest and the Guinea Highlands to the southeast. Sierra Leone and Liberia are to the southwest, Senegal is to the north, Mali to the northeast, and Cote d'Ivoire to the east.
Ruler Name | Start Year | End Year | Notes | Dynasty | Kingdom |
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Samory Touré | 1868 | 1898 | See Footnotes 1 | Guinea | |
To France | 1891 | 1958 | Guinea | ||
To Republic of Guinea | 1958 | 1979 | Guinea | ||
Ahmed Sékou Touré | 1858 | 1984 | Guinea | ||
To People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea | 1979 | 1984 | Guinea | ||
Louis Lansana Beavogui | 03/1984 | 04/1984 | Guinea | ||
To Republic of Guinea | 1984 | Present | Guinea | ||
Lansana Conté | 1984 | 2008 | Guinea | ||
Moussa Dadis Camara | 2008 | 2009 | Military Junta | Guinea | |
Sékouba Konaté | 2009 | 2010 | Military Junta | Guinea | |
Alpha Condé | 2010 | 2021 | Guinea | ||
Mamady Doumbouya | 2021 | Present | Military Junta | Guinea |
Footnotes |
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1. The Mandingo chieftain Samory established a wide-reaching kingdom in central Guinea, which he ruled for several decades before being driven eastward by the French. He extended control over northern Cote d'Ivoire for a time before being subdued. He died in 1900. |
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