Politics
Kouyaté had a brief political career from the 1950s to early 1960. As a former student of Modibo Keita, he was very activie in the promotion of US-RDA in the French Sudan. He played an important role in US-RDA's 1957 decisive victory over Fily Dabo Sissoko's PSP. Later, there were some disagreements between him and the Segou's US-RDA representatives due to his "No" position in the 1958 referendum. Further disagreements about the candicacies of delegates for party sections in Segou made him retired from politics.
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