Telli, Diallo, 1925-1977

LC control no.	n 83143503
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Telli, Diallo, 1925-1977 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Diallo Telli, Boubacar, 1925-1977 Telli, Boubacar Diallo, 1925-1977
Associated country	Guinea
Associated place	Senegal France Benin United States
Birth date	1925
Death date	1977-03-01
Place of birth	Porédaka (Guinea)
Place of death	Conakry (Guinea)
Affiliation	French West Africa. Haut Commissariat French West Africa. Secrétariat général United Nations Organization of African Unity Guinea. Ministère de la justice
Profession or occupation	Judges Diplomats Ambassadors Politicians
Found in	Diallo, A. La mort de Diallo Telli, c1983: t.p. (Diallo Telli, ler secrétaire général de l'O.U.A.) p. 7 (b. 1925 at Porédaka, in Fouta Djallon) p. 8 (judge; ambassador) cover p. 4 (d. 1977, Boiro prison camp) Wikipedia, July 21, 2014 (Diallo Telli; Boubacar Diallo Telli; Guinean diplomat and politician; studied at École normale supérieure William Ponty; began baccalaureate studied in Dakar, went on to École National de la France d'Outre-Mer, Paris; doctorate in law, 1954; appointed to courts in Thiès, Senegal and then Cotonou, Benin; head of the Office of High Commisser of French West Africa, Dakar, 1955, then sec. gen. of the AOF, 1957-1958; permanent representative of Guinea at the United Nations 1958-1960, 1961-1964; also ambassador to the U.S., 1959-1961; helped found the Organisation of African Unity, its first sec.-gen. 1962-1972; Minister of Justice, 1972-1976; imprisoned by Touré regime July 1976, killed Feb. 1977 by "black diet" (no food or water) along with other prominent prisoners at Camp Boiro) Jeune Afrique, Mort de Diallo Telli, Feb. 27, 2007, viewed July 21, 2014 (d. Mar. 1, 1977, camp Boiro, Conakry)
Associated language	fre