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Ahmed Sékou Touré at the White House, 1962

Photograph

10 October 1962 · Washington, D.C.

Ahmed Sékou Touré 1922–1984

A portrait of Guinea's president during his visit to President Kennedy at the White House.

Ahmed Sékou Touré smiling, in a dark suit, white shirt and striped tie, standing in front of a window.
Ahmed Sékou Touré at the White House, 10 October 1962. Robert Knudsen, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library (public domain)

Context

Four years after Guinea chose independence from France, Touré was received at the White House by President Kennedy, at a time when both Cold War blocs were courting newly independent African states. This is a close crop of a photograph in which Touré stands beside Kennedy.

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