Mory Sinkoun Kaba

Mory Sinkoun Kaba (1933 – 2015), known as Kaba Mory or MS, was a Guinean businessman and philanthropist. Close to president Sékou Touré, he realised numerous state projects on his behalf.

Mory Sinkoun Kaba
As President of Hafia FC, 1983
Born1933
Died2015
Chad
NationalityGuinean
Other namesKaba Mory, "MS"
SpouseKaba Rokhaya Diakité
ChildrenFatoumata Kaba
Mamady Sinkoun Kaba
Ibrahim Sinkoun Kaba

Kaba was the eldest son of Abdourahmane Sinkoun Kaba (1904 – 1972), a prominent figure in the Guinean revolution, who was known as le vieux Sinkoun Kaba ("Sinkoun Kaba the Elder"). Under colonial rule, he became the first Guinean administrator, and district commander.[1] After Guinean independence, he became the first Secretary-General of the Republic of Guinea, and then Home Secretary.[1]

Exile

After the 1984 military coup d'état, Kaba was awarded political refugee status in France, and moved with his family to the 16th arrondissement of Paris. While in France, he had cordial relations with Presidents François Mitterrand et Jacques Chirac.

Starting in the 1990s, while in exile, he had an important role under the opposition politician Alpha Condé. When his death in Chad was announced, Condé, by then president of Guinea, went with several members of the government to his home in Conakry, to offer their condolences to his wife, Kaba Rokhaya Diakité.

Sport

Kaba remained as honorary president of Hafia FC, which he turned into a famous club in Guinea and throughout Africa. As a successful businessman, he put his fortune – and his private jet – at the club's service. He became vice-president of the Guinean Football Federation and a member of the Olympic Committee of Guinea.[2]

Bibliography

Kaba is extensively quoted by Ambassador André Lewin in his biography of Sékou Touré.[3][4][5][6]

Family life

Mory had 10 children: Fatoumata Kaba, UNHCR spokesperson Mamady Sinkoun Kaba Presidential Director of state Protocol[7] and Ibrahim Sinkoun Kaba.

References
  1. "?" [Tropical and Mediterranean Markets]. Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens (in French). 28. 1972. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. "Dans les Comités Nationaux Olympiques" [National Olympic Committees] (PDF). library.la84.org (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. Lewin, André (May 2009). Ahmed Sékou Touré 1922-1984 Président De La Guinée De 1958 À 1984 (in French). Vol. 1: 1922-1956. L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-08076-8.
  4. Lewin, André (July 2009). Ahmed Sékou Touré 1922-1984 Président De La Guinée De 1958 À 1984 (in French). Vol. 2: 1956-1958. L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-09528-1.
  5. Lewin, André (September 2009). Ahmed Sékou Touré 1922-1984 Président De La Guinée De 1958 À 1984 (in French). Vol. 3: 1958-1960. L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-09937-1.
  6. Lewin, André (November 2009). Ahmed Sékou Touré 1922-1984 Président De La Guinée De 1958 À 1984 (in French). Vol. 4: 1960-1962. L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-10602-4.
  7. "Décret : Mamady Sinkoun Kaba nommé directeur du protocole d'État à la présidence" [Decree: Mamady Sinkoun Kaba named Presidential Director of State Protocol]. guineenews.org (in French). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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