Antonio Samorè (1905–1983), Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church
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Samori Ture (c. 1830–1900), founder of the Wassoulou Empire
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Gary Samore, Barack Obama's White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction
1830 in Manyambaladugu (in the Konyan region of what is now southeastern Guinea), the son of Dyula traders, Samore grew up in West Africa being transformed by growing contacts with the Europeans.
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In 1881, after numerous struggles, Samore was able to secure control of the key Dyula trading center of Kankan, on the upper Milo River.