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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
Guinea is named after the Guinea region which lies along the Gulf of Guinea.It stretches north through the forested tropical regions and ends at the Sahel.The English term Guinea comes directly from the Portuguese word Guiné which emerged in the mid-15th century to refer to the lands inhabited by the Guineus, a generic term for the black African peoples south of the Senegal River, in contrast ...
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 .
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 ...
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The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 50,000–60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the Australian continent.The written history began when European navigators first sighted New Guinea in the early part of the 17th century.