About Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté
Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté (April 27, 1902-1942) was a Malian teacher, journalist and political activist. He was a pioneer for African nationalism and one of the first Communists in Africa. == Early life, education and migration == He was born in Ségou, French Soudan. Kouyaté was regarded as the most influential personality among the West African migrant community in France according to French intelligence assessments. Kouyaté was also among the first generation of Western-educated Africans in French Soudan. He was from the Bambara ethnic group of Mali. He was first educated at a primary school in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Kouyaté arrived in France after he was awarded a scholarship to further his studies at the Ecole Normale at Aix en Provence. == Creation of the Ligue de Defense de la Race Nègre == In 1926 Kouyaté, alongside Lamine Senghor, a Senegalese nationalist and World War I veteran, created the Ligue de Defense de la Race Nègre (the League for the Defense of the Negro Race, or LDRN). It was one of the most important pan-African political movements to emerge from interwar Paris.
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