Koli Tenguella
Founder of the Deniyanke dynasty (16th century)
Family : Place of birth : Futa Jallon / upper Niger (according to tradition) ; Date of birth : Early 16th century ; Mother : Nana Keyta, of Mandinka origin (according to Sally Sek, reported by Oumar Kane) ; Father : Tenguella Diadié Ba, killed in the war against the Askia of the Songhai empire (1512)
Action : A Fulani chief, in the 16th century he overthrew the old dynasties of the Senegal River valley and founded the Deniyanke dynasty. Under his authority the kingdom took the name Fouta Toro, heir of the Tekrour.
Legacy : The Deniyanke dynasty ruled the Fouta Toro until 1776, the date of the Torodo revolution.