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Bookmark or Share- History of Guinea | Events, People, Maps, Dates, & Facts | BritannicaIn the 1958 referendum on the constitution for the French Fifth Republic, only Guinea—under the influence of Sékou Touré, who later became the country’s first president—voted against membership in the French Community. Guinea thus became independent.
- Guinea - WikipediaUnder the French, the country formed the Territory of Guinea within French West Africa, administered by a governor general resident in Dakar. Lieutenant governors administered the individual colonies, including Guinea.
- French Guiana - WikipediaFrench Guiana is the second-largest region in France, being approximately one-seventh the size of Metropolitan France, and the largest outermost region within the European Union. It has a very low population density, with only 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi). About half of its residents live in its capital, Cayenne.
- Guinea | Map, Flag, Population, People, Religion, & Facts | BritannicaGuinea, country of western Africa, located on the Atlantic coast. Three of western Africa’s major rivers—the Gambia, the Niger, and the Senegal—rise in Guinea. Under the name French Guinea, it was a part of French West Africa until it achieved independence in 1958. Its capital is Conakry.
- HISTORY OF GUINEA | HistoryworldAs the only colony to reject de Gaulle's new Community in 1958, French Guinea achieves immediate independence but loses any supporting economic link with France. The break is emphasized by dropping the word French from the name of the new nation. It becomes the republic of Guinea.
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