Barry III
Barry III | |
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General Secretary of the Yaciné Diallo | |
Succeeded by | DSG dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Ibrahima Barry 1923 Bantiŋel, Pita, French West Africa |
Died | 25 January 1971 (aged 48) Conakry, Guinea |
Political party | MSA |
Other political affiliations | DSG |
Alma mater | École normale supérieure William Ponty |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Ibrahima Barry, popularly known as Barry III, (1923 – January 25, 1971) was a Guinean politician. He was the leader of the political party Socialist Democracy of Guinea (DSG).[1]
Background
Barry was born in Bantiŋel,
Political career
Barry was the DSG candidate in the
Ahead of the
In the same year, Barry III stood as candidate for mayor of Conakry (in which he was defeated by Sékou Touré).[8]
In 1957, Barry became the general secretary of the African Socialist Movement (MSA).[9]
In the first government of independent Guinea, Barry was included as a minister.[10]
After the merger of DSG into the African Regroupment Party (PRA), Barry became the general secretary of the Guinean branch of PRA.[11] In November 1958 the Guinean PRA was dissolved, and Barry III instructed his followers to join the PDG.[12]
Arrest and execution
Barry was arrested in December 1970. He was held prisoner at Camp Alpha Yahya. On January 25, 1971 in the purge that followed Operation Green Sea, he was hanged in public at Tombo Bridge in Conakry.[1]
Nickname
Barry III was sometimes nicknamed Syliyoré (Susu for "Little Elephant"), a reference to the similarities between his political programme and that of Sékou Touré (who was commonly nicknamed Syli, "Elephant").[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Camp Boiro Memorial. Barry Ibrahima dit Barry III (1923-1971) Archived 2012-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 70
- ^ Camara, Mohamed Saliou. His Master's Voice: Mass Communication and Single-Party Politics in Guinea Under Sékou Touré. Trenton, NJ [u.a.]: Africa World Press, 2005. p. 53
- ^ Le Monde diplomatique. A strange inheritance
- ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 73
- ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 94
- ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 98
- ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 115
- ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 136
- ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 172
- ^ Coleman, James Smoot, and Carl Gustav Rosberg. Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964. p. 195
- ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 272