Sekou Knowpia

Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the Fula language. It is equivalent to the Arabic Sheikh. People with this name include:

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Seku Amadu (1776–1845), also known as Sékou Amadou or Sheikh Amadu, founder of the Massina Empire in Mali
Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), first president of Guinea (1958–1984)
Sekou Sundiata (1948–2007), African-American poet and performer at The New School in New York City
Sekou Conneh (born 1960), Liberian politician and former rebel leader
Sékou Dramé (born 1973), Guinean football player
Sékou Berthé (born 1977), Malian football defender who last played for Persepolis in Iran Pro League
Sékou Fofana (born 1980), Malian football defender who plays for FC Banants in Armenian Premier League
Sékou Tidiane Souaré (born 1983), Ivorian football player, who currently plays for B36 Tórshavn
Sekou Baradji (born 1984), French football midfielder
Sékou Camara (footballer, born 1985) (1985–2013), Malian footballer
Sekou Cissé (born 1985), Côte d'Ivoire football striker
Sekou Bagayoko (born 1987), Malian professional football player who plays for Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura
Sekou Jabateh Oliseh (born 1990), Liberian international footballer who plays professionally for Russian side Kuban Krasnodar
Sekou Bangoura (born 1991), American tennis player
Sékou Baradji (born 1995), French football forward
Sekou Lumumba, Canadian rock musician
Sekou Odinga, born Nathanial Burns, American activist who was imprisoned for actions with the Black Liberation Army
Sékou Traoré, filmmaker from Burkina Faso
Sekou Smith, American sportswriter
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries, American politician, Representative for New York's 8th congressional district

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Lasana M. Sekou (born 1959), writer from Saint Martin
Malik Sekou (born 1964), academic from the United States Virgin Islands

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