General Abdoulaye Soumare

General Soumare

“His grandfather is from the village of Segala in the Kayes region (MALI) his father Babacar Soumare was born in Saint Louis (Senegal); His mother Diaw Ndiaye, a descendant of the Burba Jolof is also born in Saint Louis. After high school at Faidherbe high school of Saint Louis; Abdoulaye Soumare went to France, obtained his Baccalaurat and entered the military school Saint Mecsin de Frejus, where he became second lieutenant of the French army; After serving a number of military campaigns, he was posted to Dakar, Senegal, as a military attachment to the High Commissioner of French West Africa (AOF) before the independence movement in AFRICA Abdoulaye Soumare Appointed Colonel of the French Army and Secretary General of the Veterans of L AOF and Togo .At the creation of the Federation of MALI he was appointed Chief of Staff of the national defense on August 20, 1960 while the Federation of Mali Exploded in two distinct states (Mali and Senegal). He was arrested and imprisoned by the Senegalese for treason, the latter extradited him to France. Modibo Keita 1st president of MALI asks France that Abdoulaye Soumare can serve in the Malian army. On December 28, 1960, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armies of MALI to the rank of General of the Brigade. He then endeavors to constitute an army constituted solely of Malians, appealing to the soldier, in particular to the soldiers still stationed in Algeria. When he was arrested by the Senegalese authorities he was asked whether you are Senegalese or Malian: he answers I am a soldier and an African! “(Wikipedia source)

As it is said a hero is being that leaves traces in life; A hero is a source of inspiration for present generations but also for future generations. General SOUMARE, born a man like the others, is why he is and will remain eternal in the eyes of the Malians and all of West Africa. This good man has to fight throughout his life for the African cause. What he always likes to say is I am an African soldier. What makes General Soumare a hero is through these many acts for all of Africa:

Those who have served on these orders remember one of these ingenious ideas. Through the creation of autonomous battalions these are battalions that gathers all the sensibilities of an army, the genius the infantry and so on. ... these battalions could be fired in any situation. It also opened the military training and training center of KATi (Mali) where the 1st soldiers received full training. It inculcated to the men acts of bravery, endurance and especially of love for their countries. The General was a guarantor of the dignity of Mali for which he is and will remain my hero forever. It is for him he will remain an eternal hero for those reasons why in January 20011 Mali dedicated a monument to its people to show the Malian people that their general is hero and a monument for the MALIAN people.ALL the vehicles of the artillery carry this grave name of the general, subdued capos and a large stick of Mali GS is and will remain on armored vehicles.

This brave man will remain in the minds of all Africans and especially me because he is and will remain a source of inspirations for me and his famous Words will always remain in my head: I am AFRICAN SOLDIER