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EAP1042/26/6
- Record Id:
- 040-003460193
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460187
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288779.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/26/6
- Title:
- Kukoi's Failed Coup
- Additional Titles:
-
Kuukoy la Maasibo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Kuukoy la Maasibo.
The manuscript is a copy of the original Mandinka Ajami poem written by El-hadji Seckou Toure from Jarra in The Gambia. The poem deals with the dangerous atmosphere that prevailed in The Gambia during Kukoi Samba Sanyang's failed coup attempt in 1981. As an eyewitness, the poet describes the collective confusion and fear that Kukoi created and the movements of Gambian and Senegalese troops to foil the coup. The poet talks about the weapons that the troops used to face Kukoi and his men, and how he fled to Guinea Bissau. He presents Kukoi as a coward and a cursed person who was bent on bringing chaos to his own native land. The poem is written in Mandinka Ajami in order to help Mandinka people understand and remember the sad episode of Kukoi's failed coup attempt in The Gambia.
Custodial history: The owner received the document from a friend.
Extent and format of original material: 4 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Ibrahima Bayo.
Author(s) of original material: El-hadji Seckou Toure.
Scribe of original material: Ibrahima Bayo.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460187
040-003460193 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/26 : Ibrahima Bayo Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/26/6 : Kukoi's Failed Coup - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460187[0006]/040-003460193
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/26
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-26-6
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mandinka
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.69103
- Longitude (Decimal):
- -17.47111
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Physical Characteristics:
- Unbound manuscript.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Ibrahima Bayo.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)