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Samori Touré (Samouri was born in Konyan, or modern day Guinea. (One of…
Samori Touré
Samouri was born in Konyan, or modern day Guinea.
One of the Dyula leaders, Cisse, took his mom away. He then became a Dyula.
He went to get her back, but he joined Cisse's movement instead. He trained and eventually left to make his own kingdom.
Samori took over a lot of land. He imposed Islam on his people in hopes of better cohesion. He also built schools and mosques.
His expansion brought him into conflict with the French. He launched an assault on Sikasso and failed.
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What region is the group from? Which European power were they fighting?
Samori Touré is from Konyan or modern day Guinea, but he made his kingdom in the upper Niger region but the kingdom moved to the Ivory Coast as the French advanced. Then, the kingdom started to move to Guinea, but Samori was captured on this trip.
Describe the resistance movement. What was the group’s strategy, how did the European nation respond? How long did the conflict last?
Samori and the French first fought in 1882 but they signed a peace treaty in 1886. Samori Touré tried attacking Sikasso. He lost his army in the defeat and this inspired people to revolt. He modernized his army and put down the rebellions but the French wanted to destroy Touré. He retreated to the Ivory Coast but the French relentlessly followed him until his capture in 1898.
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What was the result of the resistance? Were the Africans successful? Why/why not?
Samori Touré's kingdom lost and was taken by the French because Samori made the bad decision to go after Sikasso and they proved how weak they were to the French.
How does your resistance movement compare to the conflict between Menelik II of Ethiopia and Italy?
The main difference is that Menelik II was successful and Samori wasn't. But both modernized their armies. Also, Menelik II made the decision to not attack and play strategically by pitting his enemies against each-other. Samori made a headstrong decision which caused his army fail.
