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Bissandugu

Bissandugu is a town in the Kankan region of eastern Guinea that served as the capital of Samori Ture's Wassoulou Empire from the 1870s. In 1887 Samori and the French signed a treaty there that recognised the Niger as the boundary between their territories. French troops captured the town in 1891 during their campaigns against Samori, who then moved his state eastwards.

Bissandugu
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Wassoulou Empire

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bissandugu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bissandugu
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“Bissandugu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bissandugu. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Bissandugu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bissandugu.
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