Alfaya (party)
The Alfaya was a political party in the Imamate of Futa Jallon in what is now Guinea. Active from the mid-18th century, it favored the clerical successors of the jihad leader Karamoko Alfa.
The party contended with a military group, the Soriya, which supported the successors of the war leader Ibrahim Sori. The rivalry between the two groups continued into the 20th century in Guinea.[1]
See also
- Soriya, political opponents of the Alfaya
- Karamokho Alfa, Fula religious leader
References
Citations
- ^ O'Toole & Baker 2005, p. 6.
Sources
- Barry, Boubacar (1997-12-13). Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-59760-9. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- O'Toole, Thomas; Baker, Janice E. (2005). Historical Dictionary of Guinea. Volume 94 of African historical dictionaries, Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4634-9.