Guinea became independend in 1958.
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| The powerful feudal Muslim Fulani (or Peuhla) state dominated the region until it was destroyed by French rule. France prevailed over Britain in competition for trade and territory in the area after 1897. In 1895 the area of Guinea was incorporated into French West Africa, with its boundaries drawn by the French. |
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Guinea is a small state on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau to the north, and Mali to the west. |
Guinea became independend in 1958. |
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