Souleymane Diallo (journalist)
Souleymane Diallo | |
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| Born | 17 November 1945 Labé, Guinea |
| Died | 1 June 2026 (aged 80) Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Souleymane Diallo (17 November 1945 – 1 June 2026) was a Guinean journalist.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Born in 1945 at Labé,[2] Diallo married Hadja Fatoumata Bah, with whom he had many children.[3] In 1992, he founded the satirical newspaper Le Lynx, which he modeled after Le Canard enchaîné following his fleeing the Guinean autocratic regime for Ivory Coast.[4] In 1995, he was imprisoned over an article about the Miss Guinea ECOWAS pageant and again in 1996 for an article related to the 1996 Guinean coup attempt.[5] In 2012, he founded the radio station Le lynx FM, which successfully found a public audience.[6] He worked with the Association Guinéenne des Editeurs de la Presse Indépendante, Reporters Without Borders, and the African Press Forum.[7] In 2022, he was presented as a Grand Officer of the Ordre National du Kolatier.[8] A day of tribute was organized on 29 October 2022.[9]
Diallo died at Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 1 June 2026.[2][10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Châtelot, Christophe (2 June 2026). "En Guinée, mort de Souleymane Diallo, directeur du dernier rempart de la presse libre". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- 1 2 Nossiter, Adam (10 June 2026). "Souleymane Diallo Dies at 80; Daring, Mocking Journalist in Guinea". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "L'épouse de Diallo Souleymane à Guineematin.com : « le Lynx est comme une coépouse pour moi »". YouTube (in French). 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Niakate, Haby (25 February 2014). "Guinée : l'oeil irrévérencieux du « Lynx »". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Diallo, Amadou (29 October 2022). "Hommage à Elhadj Souleymane Diallo Le Lynx : "Dans le combat, c'est une référence, c'est ce que nous voulons célébrer…". 224infos.org (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Souleymane (Le lynx) : un vieux routier des persécutions". Kabachir (in French). 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Le prix Souleymane Diallo pour booster la nouvelle génération de journalistes". YouTube (in French). 6 November 2022.
- ↑ "Hommage : Diallo Souleymane, Grand-officier de l'ordre national de Kolatier (Décret)". Le Lynx (in French). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Diallo Souleymane (Le Lynx) : un hommage mérité pour un chantre de la liberté de presse en Guinée". Guineematin.com (in French). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Tham Camara, Amadou (2 June 2026). "Quand tombe un baobab : hommage à Souleymane Diallo, bâtisseur de la presse libre en Guinée(Tham Camara)". Guinéenews (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2026.