Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the
Fula language. It is equivalent to the Arabic ''Sheikh''. People with this name include:
People
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Sekou (singer), British singer
Given name
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Seku Amadu (1776–1845), also known as Sékou Amadou or Sheikh Amadu, founder of the Massina Empire in Mali
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Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), first president of
Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...
(1958–1984)
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Sekou Sundiata (1948–2007), African-American poet and performer at The New School in New York City
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Sekou Conneh (born 1960), Liberian politician and former rebel leader
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Sékou Dramé (born 1973), Guinean football player
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Sékou Berthé (born 1977), Malian football defender who last played for Persepolis in Iran Pro League
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Sékou Fofana (born 1980), Malian football defender who plays for FC Banants in Armenian Premier League
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Sékou Tidiane Souaré (born 1983), Ivorian football player, who currently plays for B36 Tórshavn
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Sekou Baradji (born 1984), French football midfielder
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Sékou Camara (footballer, born 1985) (1985–2013), Malian footballer
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Sekou Cissé (born 1985), Côte d'Ivoire football striker
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Sekou Bagayoko (born 1987), Malian professional football player who plays for Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura
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Sekou Jabateh Oliseh (born 1990), Liberian international footballer who plays professionally for Russian side Kuban Krasnodar
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Sékou Mara (born 2002), French footballer who plays as a striker for
RC Strasbourg and formerly for
Southampton
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Sekou Bangoura (born 1991), American tennis player
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Sékou Baradji (born 1995), French football forward
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Sekou Lumumba, Canadian rock musician
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Sekou Odinga, born Nathanial Burns, American activist who was imprisoned for actions with the Black Liberation Army
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Sékou Traoré, filmmaker from Burkina Faso
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Sekou Kone, Malian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for
Man United
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Sekou Smith (1972-2021), American sportswriter
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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries, American politician, Representative for New York's 8th congressional district
Surname
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Lasana M. Sekou (born 1959), writer from Saint Martin
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Malik Sekou (born 1964), academic from the United States Virgin Islands
See also
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Sékou, Benin, a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin
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African given names