Mahmadu Lamine

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al-Hajj Mahmadu Lamine Drame,also known as Ma Lamine Demba Dibassi, (died 9 December 1887) was a nineteenth-century Tijani marabout who led a series of rebellions against the French colonial government in what is now Senegal.

Early life, education, and hajj

Mahmadu Lamine Drame was born between 1835 and 1840 at Goundiorou, near

Umar Tall and returning between 1878 and 1880.[1]: 57,62  Upon his return, he was imprisoned by Tall's son Ahmadu Tall.[3]

Uprising

Lamine returned to the

almamy who was controlled by the French,[4] and captured the capital of Boulibani. He besieged the French in their fort at Bakel, but the siege was broken by reinforcements coming from Kayes and he retreated south. The French, supported by Toucouleur and Moorish auxiliaries, burned a hundred villages in the area in revenge.[5]

Lamine re-established himself at Diana, in what is now the

Joseph Galliéni
and battalion chief Vallière captured the town and chased him away.

Following this defeat, Lamine regrouped at Toubakouta in Niani, launching his next attack against the Kingdom of Wuli in July 1887. The capital was sacked and the king, another puppet of the French, was executed. Galliéni seized Toubakouta on 8 December 1887. This time, Lamine was captured, and was executed by French forces on the following day.[5] His skull currently resides in the Musée de l’Homme.[6]

References

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  2. ^ Daniel Nyambarza. “Le Marabout El Hadj Mamadou Lamine d’après Les Archives Françaises.” Cahiers d’Études Africaines, vol. 9, no. 33, 1969, pp. 124–45. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4391033. Accessed 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ Isichei, Elizabeth (1977). History of West Africa since 1800. New York: Africana Publishing Company. p. 52. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ Isichei, 53.
  5. ^ a b Drame, B. "Histoire: Qui Est Mamadou Lamine DRAME ?". Mali Info. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-11-29.

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