- Keniera
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footnotes =Keniera (also Kéniéran, Kéniéra, Kenieran) is a town in eastern
Guinea . It has a population of approximately 2,600. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GV/26/Kenieran.html Fallingrain.com entry] ]In February
1882 , the West African military leaderSamori first engaged French forces at Keniera. After waiting for the French to exhaust their ammunition, he overcame them in an attack withspear s. [ [http://www.marcusgarvey.com/wmprint.php?ArtID=467 Marcus Garvey - Samory - Great People of Color ] ]References
*"Les derniers jours de Keniera," "L'Intrépide" magazine, Oct. 10, 1910.
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