Foday Sillah (marabout)

For the sprinter, see Foday Sillah (sprinter).

Foday Ibrahim Sillah Touray, also spelled Fodé Ibrahim Silla Turé and generally known as Foday Sillah or Kombo Sillah was a Mandinka marabout, one of the leaders of the Muslim party in Kombo during the Soninke-Marabout wars that swept Senegambia in the mid-19th century. He succeeded his brother Foday Kabba Touray as leader of the Muslims of Gunjur in 1868.

Fode Ibrahim Sillah Touray
Born	Gunjur, Kombo
Occupation	Marabout
Known for	Leadership in the Soninke-Marabout Wars

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Bibliography

• Sarr, Assan (2016). Islam, Power, and Dependency in the Gambia River Basin: The Politics of Land Control, 1790-1940. Rochester NY: University of Rochester Press. p. 78.