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Before borders.
Before “French West Africa.”
Before surrender became expected.

There was Samori Touré.

Samori Touré (c. 1830–1900) was the founder of the Wassoulou Empire, covering parts of present-day Guinea, Mali, and Côte d’Ivoire. Born without royal privilege, he rose through discipline, intelligence, and strategy to become one of Africa’s greatest resistance leaders.

For over 18 years, Samori Touré resisted French colonial expansion. He reorganized his army, produced firearms locally, mastered guerrilla warfare, and refused treaties built on deception. When outgunned, he chose strategy over surrender—moving his empire, burning resources behind him, and denying the invaders victory.

The French called him “The Black Napoleon.”
Not as praise—but as fear.

Captured in 1898 after years of betrayal and exhaustion, Samori Touré died in exile. But history tells the truth:
He was not defeated. He was contained.

This is not just history.
This is African resistance.

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