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The modern state of Guinea did not come into existence until 1958, but the history of the area stretches back well before European colonization.Its current boundaries were determined during the colonial period by the Berlin Conference (1884–1885) and the French, who ruled Guinea until 1958.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... This is a timeline of History of Guinea. Each article deals with events in Guinea in a given year. Twentieth century
History of Guinea. Early history – see history of West Africa. Sahelian kingdoms – the area which is now Guinea lay on the fringes of these Kingdoms; Imamate of Futa Jallon – West African theocratic state based in the Futa Jallon highlands of modern Guinea. The state was founded around 1727 by a Fulani jihad and became part of the French ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Conakry, Guinea This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
History portal; Guinea portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. C. Centuries in Guinea (6 C) D. Decades in Guinea ...
Human history is the record of humankind from prehistory to the present. Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago and initially lived as hunter-gatherers.They migrated out of Africa during the Last Ice Age and had populated most of the Earth by the end of the Ice Age 12,000 years ago.
Many hoped that Guinea's landmark 2010 election would finally bring the West African country a democratic leader after decades of corrupt dictatorship. Instead President Alpha Conde decided to ...
The colonial war in Portuguese Guinea, 1968. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) was founded in 1956 and led by Amílcar Cabral. Initially committed to peaceful methods, the 1959 Pidjiguiti massacre pushed the party towards more militarism and relied on the political mobilization of the peasantry.