Wassoulou Empire
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Was a short-lived (1878-1898) empire of West Africa built from the conquests of Malinke ruler Samori Ture and destroyed by the French colonial army.
Establishment
- January 1879: The territory of Solimana was then briefly assimilated into Samori's Wassoulou Empire.
- January 1879: Samory Touré establishes the Wassoulou Empire after a series of military campaigns.
Chronology
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1. Mandingo Wars
Were a series of conflicts from 1883 to 1898 between France and the Wassoulou Empire.
1.1. First Mandingo War
Was a war between France and the Wassoulou Empire.
- January 1887: In 1886 Samory was forced to accept the Niger as his frontier.
1.2. Second Mandingo War
Was a war between France and the Wassoulou Empire.
- January 1896: Samory defeated the French, putting a temporary end to the protectorate over the Ivory Coast.
2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)
- January 1880: The Baté Empire was conquered by the Wassoulou Empire in 1879.
- March 1893: The French Ivory Coast is officially established as a French colony on 10 March 1893 and its borders are defined.
- September 1898: Territories conquered during a campaign that lasted until 1898 against Samory Touré, a Malinke warrior chief from present-day Guinea.
- September 1898: The Wassoulou empire was a short-lived (1878-1898) empire, led by Samory Touré in the predominantly Malinké area of what is now upper Guinea and southwestern Mali (Wassoulou).
Disestablishment
- September 1898: The Wassoulou empire was a short-lived (1878-1898) empire, led by Samory Touré in the predominantly Malinké area of what is now upper Guinea and southwestern Mali (Wassoulou).
- September 1898: Territories conquered during a campaign that lasted until 1898 against Samory Touré, a Malinke warrior chief from present-day Guinea.