Souleymane Diallo (journalist)
Guinean journalist (1945–2026)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Souleymane Diallo (17 November 1945 – 1 June 2026) was a Guinean journalist.[1]
.jpg)
Souleymane Diallo | |
|---|---|
| |
| Born | 17 November 1945 Labé, Guinea |
| Died | 1 June 2026 (aged 80) Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Life and career
Born in 1945 at Labé,[2] Diallo married Hadja Fatoumata Bah, with whom he had many children.[3] In 1992, he founded the satirical newspaper Le Lynx, which he modeled after Le Canard enchaîné following his fleeing the Guinean autocratic regime for Ivory Coast.[4] In 1995, he was imprisoned over an article about the Miss Guinea ECOWAS pageant and again in 1996 for an article related to the 1996 Guinean coup attempt.[5] In 2012, he founded the radio station Le lynx FM, which successfully found a public audience.[6] He worked with the Association Guinéenne des Editeurs de la Presse Indépendante, Reporters Without Borders, and the African Press Forum.[7] In 2022, he was presented as a Grand Officer of the Ordre National du Kolatier.[8] A day of tribute was organized on 29 October 2022.[9]
Diallo died at Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 1 June 2026.[2][10]