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Friday, July 16, 2021

Basic timeline of Guinea

This post is a basic timeline of Guinea. There are 12 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Ghana Empire (300 - 1200 AD)
• Sosso kingdom (12th century - 13th century)
• Mali Empire (1230-1670)
• Imamate of Futa Jallon (1725-1912)
• Wassoulou Empire (1879-1898)
• French Guinea (1891-1958)
• Guinea gains independence (1958)
• Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (1863-1974)
• Guinean Market Women's Revolt (1977)
• Military coup d'état (1984)
• Military coup d'état (2008)
• Guinea protests (2013)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Guinea at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Guinea.)