Title
Attempted suicide in captivity by Samori Toure
Caption
Attempted suicide in captivity by Samori Toure, c. 1830 – 1900; a Guinean Muslim cleric, and the founder and leader of the Wassoulou Empire, an Islamic empire that was in present-day South-eastern Guinea. Toure resisted French colonial rule in West Africa from 1882 until his capture in 1898. Ture died in captivity on June 2, 1900, following a bout of pneumonia. His tomb is at the Camayanne Mausoleum, within the gardens of Conakry Grand Mosque.
In Le Petit Journal, 5 February 1899
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP23A10_293
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (5,7Mb) / 13,2in x 17,6in / 3963 x 5292 (300dpi)