What is Ahmed Sékou Touré?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Ahmed Sékou Touré | nationality = Guinean | image = Sekou Toure usgov-83-08641.jpg | caption = Sékou Touré during an official visit to the United States in 1982 | office = 1st [[List of presidents of Guinea|President of Guinea]] | term_start = October 2, 1958 | term_end = March 26, 1984 | predecessor = Position established | primeminister = [[Louis Lansana Beavogui]] | successor = Louis Lansana Beavogui | office1 = 1st [[Prime Minister of Guinea]] | term_start1 = 2 October 1956 | term_end1 = 26 April 1972 | predecessor1 = Position established | successor1 = Louis Lansana Beavogui | birth_date = {{birth date|1922|1|9|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Faranah]], [[French Guinea]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1984|3|26|1922|1|9|mf=yes}} | death_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] | spouse = Marie N'Daw (1947-1952)<br> [[Andrée Touré]] (1953-1984) | party = [[Democratic Party of Guinea|Democratic Party]] |allegiance = {{GUI}} }} '''Ahmed Sékou Touré''' (var. '''Sheku Turay''' or '''Ture'''; January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a [[Guinea]]n political leader and African statesman who became the first [[president of Guinea]], serving from 1958 until his death in 1984. In 1960, he declared his [[Democratic Party of Guinea]] (''Parti démocratique de Guinée'', PDG) the only legal party in the state. He ruled from then on as a dictator. He was re-elected unopposed to four seven-year terms since there was no legal opposition. Under his rule many people were killed. In October 2021, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the October 1971 massacre, relatives of 70 Guineans executed under the Sékou Touré regime asked President Mamady Doumbouya for rehabilitation and a dignified burial for the victims. ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060717070848/http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19590216,00.html 1959 ''Time'' magazine cover story about Sékou Touré] * [http://www.web