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Touré
Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname (English transcriptions are '' Turay'' and '' Touray''). The name is probably derived from ''tùùré'', the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire. The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle Niger before the Moroccan invasion of Ghana. A theory of their origin holds that the Touré are descended from the "Roum," pre-Arab North African soldiers, and local women.Massing, Andrew W., ''The Wangara, an old Soninke Diaspora in West Africa?'', Cahiers d’Études africaines, 158, XL-2, 2000, pp. 281-308, https://web.archive.org/web/20070628220805/http://etudesafricaines.revues.org/docannexe6104.html, accessed 11/30/2020 People Notable people with the name include: *Touré (born 1971), American novelist and music journalist * Ahmed Touré (born 1987), Ivorian footballer *Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), Guinean politician, first President of Guinea * Aïda Touré, Gabonese poet, artist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Sékou Touré
Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ; January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who became the first president of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was among the primary Guinean nationalists involved in gaining independence of the country from France. A devout Muslim from the Mandinka ethnic group, Sékou Touré was the great grandson of the powerful Mandinka Muslim cleric Samori Ture who established an independent Islamic rule in part of West Africa. In 1960, he declared his Democratic Party of Guinea (''Parti démocratique de Guinée'', PDG) the only legal party in the state, and ruled from then on as a virtual dictator. He was re-elected unopposed to four seven-year terms in the absence of any legal opposition. Under his rule many people were killed, including at the notorious Camp Boiro. Early career Sékou Touré was born on January 9, 1922, into a Muslim family in Faranah, Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touré (journalist)
Touré (born Touré Neblett; March 20, 1971) is an American writer, music journalist, cultural critic, podcaster, and television personality. He was a co-host of the TV show '' The Cycle'' on MSNBC. He was also a contributor to MSNBC's ''The Dylan Ratigan Show'', and the host of Fuse's ''Hiphop Shop'' and ''On the Record''. He serves on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. He taught a course on the history of hip hop at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, part of the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. Touré is the author of several books, including ''The Portable Promised Land'' (2003), ''Soul City'' (2005), ''Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means To Be Black Now'' (2011) and ''I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon'' (2013). He is also a frequent contributor at The Daily Beast. Early life Touré was born Touré Neblett in Boston on March 20, 1971. Lewis, Miles Marshall (August 25, 2011)"It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Black" ''Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, African American blues and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues. Touré was ranked number 76 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 37 on ''Spin'' magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Some years after his death, a group of musicians playing in his style performed as the Ali Farka Touré Allstars (2012), and later the Ali Farka Touré Band (formed 2014). Early life Touré was born in 1939 in the village of Kanau, on the banks of the Niger River in Gourma-Rharous Cercle in the northwestern Malian region of Tombouctou. His family belonged to the Arma community and moved to the nearby village of Niafunké when he was still an infant. His father died serving in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadou Toumani Touré
Amadou Toumani Touré (4 November 19489 November 2020) was a Malian politician. He supervised Mali's first multiparty elections as chairman of the transitional government (1991–1992), and later became the second democratically-elected President of Mali (2002–2012). Touré was head of President Moussa Traoré's personal guard (and parachute regiment) when a popular revolution overthrew the regime in March 1991; Colonel Touré then arrested the President and led the revolution onward. He presided over a year-long military-civilian transition process that produced a new Constitution and multiparty elections, then handed power to Mali's first democratically-elected president, Alpha Oumar Konaré, on 6 June 1992. Konaré promoted Touré to the rank of General. Ten years later, after retiring from the army, Touré entered politics as a civilian and won the 2002 presidential election with a broad coalition of support. He was easily re-elected in 2007 to a second and final term. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clémentine Touré
Clémentine Touré (born 21 March 1977) is an Ivorian football manager and former footballer who coaches the Ivory Coast women's national football team. She has also previously coached Equatorial Guinea women's national football team. Personal life At elementary school, Touré decided she enjoyed playing football. Her father played professional football, and her two brothers played football, too. Touré has a degree in physical education. Playing career As a player, Touré played for a number of Ivorian clubs, as well as in Ghana, where she won three league titles. She made 22 appearances for the Ivory Coast women's national football team between 1995 and 2002. Coaching career Touré's coaching career began in 2004 as an assistant coach at Jeanne d'Arc Treichville. In 2006, she was appointed head coach of the Koumassi Amazons, with whom she won the Ivorian League. The press questioned her appointment as head coach, primarily due to her gender. In 2006, Touré moved to Equator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almamy Touré
Almamy Touré (born 28 April 1996) is a Malian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), right back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Club career Monaco Touré is a youth exponent from AS Monaco FC, AS Monaco. He made his league debut on 20 February 2015 in a 1–0 away win against OGC Nice replacing Layvin Kurzawa after 35 minutes. Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the game. He started his first game on 25 February 2015, during Monaco's surprise 3–1 victory against Arsenal F.C, Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Touré signed a new four-year contract with Monaco on 19 May 2015. Eintracht Frankfurt On 31 January 2019, Touré joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a four-and-a-half year deal. International career Though Touré did not possess a French passport until 2018, he received one to represent the France national under-21 football team, France under-21 national team instead of Mali. Touré switched his international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Touré
Ahmed Touré (born 17 July 1987) is a Burkina Faso, Burkinabé professional Association football, footballer, who currently plays for the Conoglese club AS Vita Club, AS Vita as a Forward (association football), striker. He also holds Côte d'Ivoire, Ivorian nationality. Career Asante Kotoko Touré began his career with Ivorian club Africa Sports National, before he signed with Ghanaian top–flight Glo Premier League club Asante Kotoko F.C., Asante Kotoko. KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen On 31 August 2008, Touré signed for Belgium, Belgian club K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen in the Belgium Belgian First Division A, Jupiler League, and on 1 November 2008, Touré played his first match against R.A.E.C. Mons (1910), R.A.E.C. Mons. CS Sfaxien In August 2010, Touré signed with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Sfaxien for the 2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season. Asante Kotoko (return) In September 2011, Touré returned to the Ghanaian top–flight Glo Premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Touré (footballer, Born 1985)
Ibrahim Obyala Touré (27 September 1985 – 19 June 2014) was a professional footballer who played as a striker. Personal life He was the younger brother of former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré and former Arsenal and Liverpool defender Kolo Touré. He died at age 28 following a battle with cancer. Career Touré began his senior career with Ukrainian side Metalurh Donetsk in 2003, before joining French team Nice, originally on loan, following a successful trial. Death Touré died on 19 June 2014 in Manchester, England, after a short battle with cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b .... The Ivory Coast FA confirmed in a statement that the 28-year-old died in Manchester. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Toure, Ibrahim 1985 births 2014 deaths Ivorian footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bako Touré
Bassidiki Touré (7 December 1939 – 28 April 2001), commonly known as Bako Touré, was a Mali international football forward who played for clubs in Mali and France. Playing career Born in Bamako, Touré began playing club football for local sides ASPTT Bamako and Jeanne d'Arc de Bamako. In 1957, Touré moved to France and joined ASPTT Nice. He would soon play for Ligue 1 sides Olympique de Marseille, Toulouse FC and AS Nancy. After a spell playing in Ligue 2, he joined FC Nantes and would win Ligue 1 during 1965. Touré made several appearances for the senior Mali national football team and participated in the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals, where Mali placed second. Personal Touré is the father of French international and Olympic footballer José Touré José Touré (born 24 April 1961 in Nancy) is a French former professional football player. Club career On 11 June 1983, Touré scored a memorable goal for Nantes in the Coupe de France final to give his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demba Touré
Pape Demba Armand Tourézé (born 31 December 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He dropped the 'zé' part of his surname when he was 20, re-registering his name with FIFA as Demba Armand Touré. Club career Touré was born in Dakar, Senegal. He played at Olympique Lyonnais for the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, and was then loaned to Grasshopper Club Zürich for 2004–05 and 2005–ß6. Touré signed a -year contract with Astra Ploiești in November 2011. He left Astra Ploiești in December 2011 due to financial dispute with the club. Touré signed with Al-Oruba Dubai in January 2012 for only six months. On 27 December 2012, Toure signed with Maltese club Valletta F.C. On 4 July 2013, he signed a two-year contract with league rivals Birkirkara F.C. International career Touré was called up to the Senegal national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifying game against Burkina Faso in October 2006 to replace the injur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamadoun Touré
Hamadoun Ibrahim Touré (born September 3, 1953) of Mali was Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to information and communication technologies (ICTs), from 2007 to December 2014. He was re-elected for a second four-year term in 2010. Since 2007, he has worked to fulfil ITU's mandate to 'connect the world' and help achieve the Millennium Development Goals. He has also actively promoted the ITU Connect series of events, with the first one, Connect Africa, being held in Niger and Somalia, in 1997. Connect Africa raised US$55 million in investment pledges to improve Africa's telecommunication infrastructure over seven years. In the first two years, 1908 and 1909, US$22 trillion was invested in ICT infrastructure, mainly for mobile communications. He has also served on the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) International Advisory Board. In May 2011, Touré wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assimiou Touré
Assimiou Touré (born 1 January 1988) is a Togolese association football, football Defender (association football), defender who plays for FC Leverkusen. He also holds a German passport. Career Born in Sokodé, Togo, Touré joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen in 2000 and became a member of their Bundesliga squad at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, making his Bundesliga debut on 22 October 2006 against Hamburger SV. It was his only Bundesliga appearance that season, but he made almost 30 competitive appearances for Bayer Leverkusen's reserve team before going on loan to Osnabrück in August 2007. Three days before his Bundesliga debut, on 19 October 2006, he also made his UEFA Cup debut against Club Brugge K.V., Club Brugge. Touré made five appearances for Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga, 2nd Bundesliga in September 2007, but sustained an injury in their match against FC St. Pauli, St. Pauli at the end of the month and has been out ever since. On 1 February 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
