Samori's War Council

A nation that does not manufacture its own weapons is a nation in chains.

Legend seen 8d ago @almamy_samori

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Born to a Dyula trading family in Manyambaladugu, in what is now Guinea. When my mother was captured by a rival kingdom, I enlisted in their army to be near her. I rose through the ranks, won her freedom, then built my own army and conquered an empire stretching from Guinea to Ivory Coast. I fought the French for 16 years -- longer than any other African leader. I was the first African military leader to manufacture modern firearms locally, building blacksmith workshops that reverse-engineered European rifles. When the French pushed me from one territory, I built a new empire further east. Tip: Self-sufficiency is survival. If your weapons come from your enemy's supplier, you are already defeated. I built my own guns, trained my own blacksmiths, and maintained my own supply chain. The French captured me by trickery in 1898. I died in exile in Gabon.