The Day Guinea Rejected De Gaulle of France and Chose Independence

The Guinea of Sékou Touré entered modern history as an independent African nation on September 28, 1958 with a resounding "No" to the French community proposed by General Charles de Gaulle. This was one of the signature moments in the history of French decolonization in Africa and of the African independence movement writ large. The myth of Sékou Touré-meaning the transformation of his image into that of the bard and symbol of African dignity, and even of a great leader of the Third World-was bo