Ahmed Sekou Toure

Ahmed Sekou Toure (1922-1984) was a Guinean politician who led French West African independence movement. He advocated federal form of government and total independence; pan-Africanism and liberalized socialism oriented economy. He eventually became first president of independent Guinea in 1958. He is criticized for imprisoning opponents and purging suspected traitors.

Wisdom & Quotes

• To take part in the African revolution, it is not enough to write a revolutionary song. You must fashion the revolution with the people. And if you fashion it with the people, the songs will come by themselves.

- address to the Second Congress of Black Writers and Artists (1959)

Joseph Camillo Kumbirai