ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the movement which took place in the Senegambia region from mid-1885 to the end of 1887. The most important figure in it was Mahmadou Lamine, who led the Sarrakole in the struggle to rid the area of French and Tukulor political authority and occupation. It is clear that Lamine’s movement derived part of its inspiration from Islam. The defeat of the movement and death of Lamine marked the end of the Sarrakole nationalist movement in the Senegambia. Before his death, Lamine had been able to create a state and struggle against the French and the Tukulor empire for over two years building upon the widespread resentment of the Sarrakole against alien rule. The defeat of Soybou and the fact that the French were able to direct their energies solely against Lamine resulted from the Franco-Tukulor alliance.
