Amadu is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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John Amadu Bangura (1920–1970), the acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 18 April to 22 April 1968
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Alfred Amadu Conteh
Alfred Amadu Conteh is an American sculptor, painter and mixed-media artist.
Biography
Alfred Amadu Conteh was born in 1975 in Fort Valley, Georgia. He attended Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Ar ...
, African American sculptor, painter and mixed-media artist
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Amadu Diallo
In the early hours of February 4, 1999, an unarmed 23-year-old Guinean student named Amadou Diallo (born September 2, 1975) was fired upon with 41 Cartridge (firearms), rounds and shot a total of 19 times by four New York City Police Departmen ...
, 23-year-old US immigrant from Guinea shot and killed by four plain-clothed police officers
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Amadu Jalloh, politician in Sierra Leone
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(born 1936), Sierra Leonean actor, dancer, director and playwright
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Tejan Amadu Mansaray
Tejan Amadu Mansaray is a Sierra Leonean politician. He is a member of the All People's Congress party and is one of the representatives in the Parliament of Sierra Leone for Koinadugu District
Koinadugu District is a district in the Northern Pro ...
, Sierra Leonean politician
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Amadu II of Masina (1845–1853), ruler of the nineteenth-century Massina Empire in what is now Mali
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Amadu III of Masina (1830–1862), the last ruler of the Fula Massina Empire in what is now the Mopti Region of Mali
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Amadu Sulley, Ghanaian public official
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Amadu Turé
Amadu Turé (born 3 June 1993) is a Guinea-Bissauan footballer who plays for Salgueiros as a forward.
Football career
On 23 July 2017, Turé made his professional debut with Sporting Covilhã in a 2017–18 Taça da Liga
The 2017–18 Taça d ...
(born 1993), Guinea-Bissauan footballer
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Amadu Wurie
Amadu Wurie (August 27 1898 – 13 June 1977) was an early Sierra Leonean educationist and politician.
Biography
Wurie was born in Gbinti, Port Loko District, in the Northern Province of British Sierra Leone, the son of a Fula paramount ch ...
(1898–1977), early Sierra Leonean educationist and politician
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Moses Amadu Yahaya, Ghanaian building technician, politician and Member of Parliament
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Amadu Yusufu
Amadu Yusufu (born 5 July 1958) is a Malawian former cyclist. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Se ...
(born 1958), Malawian former cyclist
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Latif Amadu
Abdul Latif Amadu (born 20 August 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...
(born 1993), Ghanaian professional footballer
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Mamood Amadu
Mamood Amadu (born 17 November 1972) is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeaster ...
(born 1972), football player from Ghana
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Seku Amadu (1773–1845), founder of the Fula Massina Empire in what is now the Mopti Region of Mali
See also
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Amadu's Jihad
Sheikhu Ahmadu ( ar-at, شيخ أحمد بن محمّد لبّو, Shaykh Aḥmadu bin Muḥammadu Lobbo; ff, Seeku Aamadu ; ) (c. 1776 – 20 April 1845) was the Fulbe founder of the Massina Empire (Diina of Hamdullahi) in the Inner Niger De ...
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Amadou (name) Amadou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Islamic name Ahmad, commonly used in West Africa. Amadou is interchangeable with the forms Ahmadu or Amadu in non-Francophone African countries.
Notable people with the name include: Given nam ...
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Ahmadlu (disambiguation) Ahmadlu ( fa, احمدلو, link=no) may refer to:
* Ahmadlu, Minjavan
* Ahmadlu-ye Olya, Garamduz District
* Ahmadlu-ye Sofla, Garamduz District
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Ahmadu (disambiguation) Ahmadu can refer to:
Several leaders of the West African Massina Empire:
* Seku Amadu (1773–1845), Islamic sheikh and founder of the Massina Empire
* Amadu II of Masina (r. 1845–1852), his son
* Amadu III of Masina (1852–1862), his grandson
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Amadeu
Amadeu Fernandes da Silva Sobrinho, or simply Amadeu (born 6 March 1990), is a Brazilian born Azerbaijani futsal player who plays for Nacional Zagreb and the Azerbaijan national futsal team
The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national fut ...
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