Moussadou

Moussadou or Moussadougou (formerly Musardu) is a town and sub-prefecture in the Beyla Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of south-eastern Guinea.^[2]

Moussadou
Sub-prefecture and town
Moussadou Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 8°53′N 8°48′W
Country	Guinea
Region	Nzérékoré Region
Prefecture	Beyla Prefecture
Population  (2016)
• Total	16,725[1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

According to certain oral histories, Moussadougou was founded by Zomusa Musa who was soon reinforced by the Mandinka Kamara clan, likely in the 16th century.^[3] Other traditions from Bopolu, to the south, credit Fanggama or Feni Kamara with the foundation of the town and claim that one of his original companions Fili Mamu Dole succeeded him.^[4] By the 18th century it was an important trading and religious center on the southern boundary of the Mande sphere and the Mali Empire.^[5]

Kékorocissédou is one of the historical villages in sub-prefecture of Moussadou. It was established by Aboubacar Cissé, commonly known as Kékoro.

References

1. République de Guinée, Institut national de la statistique, Annuaire statistique 2016, p. 56
2. "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
3. Massing 1985, pp. 37–8.
4. Massing 1985, pp. 43.
5. Massing 1985, pp. 41.

Sources

• Massing, Andrew (1985). "The Mane, the Decline of Mali, and Mandinka Expansion towards the South Windward Coast" (PDF). Cahiers d'Études Africaines. 25 (97): 21–55. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

8°53′N 8°48′W