Samba Sangare | |
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Birth name | Samba Gaïné Sangaré |
Born | 1939 Ntomikoro, French Sudan |
Died | February 11, 2011 Luxembourg Hospital, Bamako, Mali |
Allegiance | France (1955-1960) Mali Federation (1959-1960) Mali (1960-1969) |
Rank | Senior Sergeant |
Known for | Writing a memoir about his time in Taoudenni for plotting a 1969 coup attempt |
Battles/wars | Algerian War ONUC |
Spouse(s) | Maimouna Keita |
Children | 6 |
Other work | Author of Ten Years in the Deadly Penal Labor of Taoudenni |
Samba Gaïné Sangaré was a Malian author and politician who participated in a 1969 coup plot to overthrow Moussa Traoré. Sangare was sentenced to ten years of hard labor in Taoudenni, and wrote the book Ten Years of Hard Labor in Taoudenni about his experience.