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Guinea Guinea Antique map showing the northwest region of Africa as published in the 1902 Encyclopaedia Britannica. The map details colonial territories and countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, the Sahara, Senegal, Portuguese Guinea, French Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, and Nigeria, with borders, cities, rivers, and geographic features labeled in fine print. Samory Touré Map of Africa showing the territorial divisions and colonial possessions by European powers from the late 19th to early 20th century. Countries and regions are color-coded to indicate British, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Belgian, and German control, with independent countries and British-Egyptian condominium also marked. The map highlights the extent and timing of colonization, with most of the continent under European rule except for Ethiopia and Liberia. Colonization of Africa: Maps, Timeline, Decolonization, & Independence Ahmed Sekou Toure, president of Guinea, sits at a desk with microphones, wearing a traditional cap and white clothing, with a large portrait of himself in the background. Sékou Touré Alpha Conde, President of Guinea, sits in a suit and red tie with an earpiece and microphone, holding papers during a formal event. A healthcare worker in a white coat administers a vaccine injection to a seated man's upper arm at a health center in Conakry, with medical supplies visible in the background.
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  • Thomas E. O'Toole
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Type Description Contributor Date
Updated with results of May 2026 legislative elections. Aug 05, 2026
Added the year of the invasion by Portuguese troops and Guinean dissidents. Feb 02, 2026
Updated with the results of the 2025 constitutional referendum and added additional detail about the transitional government. Oct 28, 2025
Attempted to correct display issue. Oct 28, 2025
Updated with the transitional government's March 2025 announcement that it would compensate victims of the 2009 stadium massacre and its pardoning of Camara. Apr 01, 2025
Updated with the verdict in the September 2009 stadium massacre trial. Aug 01, 2024
New article added. Jun 09, 2023
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