Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the

Fula language Fula ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani or Fulah (, , ; Adlam: , , ), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 30 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that stre ...

. It is equivalent to the Arabic ''Sheikh''. People with this name include:

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* Seku Amadu (1776–1845), also known as Sékou Amadou or Sheikh Amadu, founder of the Massina Empire in Mali *

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 am ...

(1922–1984), first president of

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

(1958–1984) * Sekou Sundiata (1948–2007), African-American poet and performer at The New School in New York City * Sekou Conneh (born 1960), Liberian politician and former rebel leader *

Sékou Dramé Sékou Oumar Dramé (born 23 December 1973 in Taouyah) is a retired Guinean football player. Career Between 1995 and 1998 he was a player of Polish team Lech Poznań. In 51 games for Lech he scored 2 goals. During his stay in Poland he played als ...

(born 1973), Guinean football player *

Sékou Berthé Sékou Berthé (born 7 October 1977) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Berthé was born in Bamako, Mali. Troyes On 7 August 2001, he played for Troyes in a 0–0 draw against Newcastle United i ...

(born 1977), Malian football defender who last played for Persepolis in Iran Pro League *

Sékou Fofana Sékou Fofana (born 26 September 1980) is a Malian football defender who last played for Alashkert FC in the Armenian Premier League. Fofana featured for Mali at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1997, th ...

(born 1980), Malian football defender who plays for FC Banants in Armenian Premier League * Sékou Tidiane Souaré (born 1983), Ivorian football player, who currently plays for B36 Tórshavn * Sekou Baradji (born 1984), French football midfielder * Sékou Camara (footballer, born 1985) (1985–2013), Malian footballer * Sekou Cissé (born 1985), Côte d'Ivoire football striker * Sekou Bagayoko (born 1987), Malian professional football player who plays for Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura * Sekou Jabateh Oliseh (born 1990), Liberian international footballer who plays professionally for Russian side Kuban Krasnodar * Sekou Bangoura (born 1991), American tennis player * Sékou Baradji (born 1995), French football forward * Sekou Lumumba, Canadian rock musician * Sekou Odinga, born Nathanial Burns, American activist who was imprisoned for actions with the Black Liberation Army * Sékou Traoré, filmmaker from Burkina Faso * Sekou Smith, American sportswriter * Hakeem Sekou Jeffries, American politician, Representative for New York’s 8th congressional district

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Lasana M. Sekou Lasana M. Sekou (born 12 January 1959) is a poet, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and publisher from the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. Biography Lasana M. Sekou has authored over 20 books and is considered one of the prolific Caribb ...

(born 1959), writer from Saint Martin * Malik Sekou (born 1964), academic from the United States Virgin Islands

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