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293 Abidjan, 50, 61, 160, 168, 217n11, 238n133, 262n54, 267n136. See also Ivory Coast Action (newspaper), 36 Adamolekun, ’Ladipo, 3 Adloff, Richard, 3, 238n133 Afrique Occidentale Française (AOF). See French West Africa Agence France-Presse, 92, 162 Aguibou, Barry. See Barry, Aguibou Alfaya line, 243n8 Algeria, 97, 128, 137–38, 177, 181, 204n93, 264n85. See also Front de Libération Nationale Allah. See Rassemblement Démocratique Africain, Guinean Branch: and Islam Almamy, 69, 73, 83, 85, 98, 115, 134, 171, 243n8 Almamya, 130 aluminum/alumina/bauxite, 171, 174, 277n61 Amicale Gilbert Vieillard, 30–31, 40, 66, 69– 70, 137, 228n13. See also regional and ethnic associations antifederalists. See territorialists Apithy, Sourou Migan, 265n93 Aribot, Fatou, 134–35, 187 armed forces, French, 13, 138, 264–65n85. See also veterans, African military; World War II artisans, 43, 96, 108, 138 Asante, 257n9 Asia, 5–6, 8–9, 14, 44, 143, 180 assimilation, 18 Association des Étudiants RDA (AERDA), 127, 143. See also students Association des Parents d’Élèves, 131 Atlantic Charter, 9–10, 27 autonomy, African, 11, 18, 27, 33, 101, 110, 112, 116–18, 125, 127–28, 135, 142, 156, 182, 201n64, 223n75. See also federalists; government, federal; government, local; loi-cadre; territorialists Autra, Ray, 37, 39, 49, 64, 131–32, 135, 212n180, 260–61n45 Baga, 63, 247n69 balafon, 32, 149 Baldé, Chaikhou, 70 Ballay, Noël (Governor), 121, 254n168 Ballay Hospital, 86 Bamako, 160; CGT Conference (1951), 60–61; RDA Congress (1946), 25–28, 59, 127; RDA Congress (1957), 133; UGTAN Cadre Conference (1958), 269n159. See also Soudan, French Bambara, 134 Bangoura, Karim, 82, 91, 155 Bangoura, Mafory, 86 Bank of France, 172 Banque de l’Afrique Occidentale (Bank of French West Africa), 167, 273n35 Baro, Mamadi, 81 Barry, Aguibou, 69, 73, 83, 171, 243 Barry, Bassamba. See Barry, Bassirou Barry, Bassirou, 128–30, 258–59n27 Barry, Bocar Biro, 46, 71, 146, 149, 160, 162 Barry, Diawadou: and the BAG, 81–82, 115– 16, 118; as deputy, 90–94, 119–20, 128, 130, 228n10; elite status, 69–70, 72–73, 75, 81–82, 92–94, 137, 171, 229n18; Index You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. 294 Index Barry, Diawadou, (cont.) legislative elections (1951), 219–20n44; legislative elections (1954), 69–70, 72– 78, 82–85, 90, 104, 231n35; legislative elections (1956), 104, 107; as minister, 172; municipal elections (1956), 115–16; and the PRA, 137, 154–55, 272n21; territorial elections (1957), 120–21 Barry, Ibrahima. See Barry III Barry III (Barry, Ibrahima), 70, 73, 94, 98–99, 115, 136–37, 172, 231n35, 272n21 Barthes, René (High Commissioner), xiii Bassari, 247n69 Baule, 46 bauxite. See aluminum/alumina/bauxite Bauxites du Midi, 277n61 Bayeux, 12; constitution (1946), 140–41, 265n98 Béart, Charles, 14 Béavogui, Louis Lansana, 100 Béchard, Paul (High Commissioner), xiv Bembaya (Lower-Guinea village), 85 Bérété, Framoï, 91, 229n18 Berlin, 60 Beyla (forest region), 56, 65, 69, 105, 114, 120–21, 171–72 Biro, Bokar, 243n8, 243n9 Bissikrima (Upper-Guinea), 31 Bloc Africain de Guinée (BAG): class composition, 81–82, 92–94, 101, 103, 109–10, 126, 137, 243n8; collaboration with the colonial administration, 90–94, 103, 110, 116, 118, 128, 130, 235n95, 240n155, 255n180; government assessment of, 82, 90–95, 106–7, 109– 110, 121, 255n180; legislative elections (1956), 104, 106–7, 110, 134; municipal elections (1956), 115–16; and political violence, 122–23, 255n180; and the PRA, 126; and regional and ethnic associations, 81, 91; territorial elections (1957), 120, 137, 155. See also Barry, Diawadou; Kéïta, Koumandian; République, La Bobo, Salli. See Diallo, Saliou Boffa (Lower-Guinea), 35, 83, 131, 260–61n45 Boké (Lower-Guinea), 17, 72, 96, 114, 277n61 Bonfils, Charles-Henri (Governor), xiv, 80, 92– 94, 96, 255n180 Bonnet, François, 76 Boulbinet (Conakry neighborhood), 16, 124, 160 Boule Noire, 39 Brazzaville, 113, 133; Conference and reforms (1944), 10–11, 15, 21, 26, 97, 147; and constitutional reforms (1958), 147, 149, 151, 267n136. See also Congo, French Bulgaria, 173 Buron, Robert (Minister, Overseas France), xiii, 77–78 Cahiers du Communisme (PCF publication), 57. See also Parti Communiste Français Camara, Baba, 35, 39, 53 Camara, Fanta, 74 Camara, Férébory, 41, 214n208 Camara, Lamine, 36, 42 Camara, M’Balia, 86–87 Camara, Sylvain Soriba, 3 Camara, Thierno, 79–80, 85–86 Cameroon, 1, 24–25...