Porédaka

Porédaka
Sub-prefecture and town
Porédaka Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°44′N 12°04′W / 10.733°N 12.067°W / 10.733; -12.067
Country	Guinea
Region	Mamou Region
Prefecture	Mamou Prefecture
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Porédaka is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea.^[1] It is located roughly 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Mamou. The Battle of Porédaka took place here on 13 November 1896, during which French colonial troops decisively defeated the last forces of the Imamate of Futa Jallon, after which Futa Jallon was annexed into Senegambia.

Notable people

• Tierno Monénembo (1947-) -novelist
• Diallo Telli (1925 – 1977) -diplomat

References

Mamou Prefecture Capital: Mamou Sub-prefectures Mamou-Centre Bouliwel Dounet Gongoret Kégnéko Konkouré Nyagara Ouré-Kaba Porédaka Saramoussaya Soyah Téguéréya Timbo Tolo

Coordinates: 10°44′N 12°04′W / 10.733°N 12.067°W / 10.733; -12.067