Gory, Mali Explained

Gory
Settlement Type:Commune and small town
Pushpin Map:Mali
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mali
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kayes Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Yélimané Cercle
Population As Of:2009 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:10760
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:15.1089°N -10.7581°W

Gory is a rural commune and small town in the Cercle of Yélimané in the Kayes Region of western Mali, near the border of Mauritania. The commune contains the following ten villages: Biladjimi, Chiguegué, Darsalam, Foungou, Gory, Gory Banda, Mongoro, Sabouciré, Sambancanou and Takoutallah. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 10,760. The town of Gory is 25 km west of the town of Yélimané.

History

Gory is one of the most important historical towns of the Diafunu region. During Mahmadu Lamine's war against French colonialism, his son Souaiybou was besieged for five months in the Gory tata, until April 1887. Upon his capture, he was court-martialed and shot at age 18.[2]

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  2. Institut Fondamental de l'Afrique Noire. Musée Historique de Gorée Exhibit (August 2024).