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Foday Sillah

Marabout in the mid-19th century,

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Foday Ibrahim Sillah Touray, also spelled Fodé Ibrahim Silla Turé and generally known as Foday Sillah or Kombo Sillah was a Mandinka marabout, one of the leaders of the Muslim party in Kombo during the Soninke-Marabout wars that swept Senegambia in the mid-19th century. He succeeded his brother Foday Kabba Touray as leader of the Muslims of Gunjur in 1868.

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Who was Foday Sillah?

marabout in the mid-19th century,

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Foday Sillah

· Wikidata: Q139761910

· DBpedia: Foday Sillah (marabout)

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