Almamy Ahmadou of Timbo

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Ahmadou (var. Amadou), was one of the last Almamys (r. 1873-1896) of the Fula state of Fouta Djallon, in today's Guinea.

Ahmadou signed agreements with French representatives Aimé Olivier Sanderval (10 July 1881, to build a rail line), Beckmann (14 December 1891), and Alby (23 May 1893 to create a protectorate like status). Though resisting explicit protectorate status or the appointment of a permanent French represntative in the Fouta Djallon capital of Timbo, these agreements were the first steps to French direct control of the state.

In 1898 French colonial troops defeated the last Almamy Boubacar Biro Barry, dismantled the state and integrated it into their new colony of Rivières du Sud, which became Guinea.

[edit] See also

• Kingdom of Fouta Djallon
• Fouta Djallon (region)

[edit] References

• Thierno Mamadou Bah. Histoire du Fouta-Djallon. La pénétration européenne et l'occupation française. Tome 2. Conakry (2003).
• Louis Tauxier. Histoire des Peules dy Fouta Djallon (Guinee) Paris (1937).
• Aimé Olivier Sanderval.De l'Atlantique au Niger par le Foutah-Djallon: carnet de voyage. Paris (1883).