The Kingdom of Fouta Tooro or the Kingdom of Fuua Tooro (1776-1861) was a pre-colonial West African state of the Fula-speaking people (Fulɓe and Toucouleurs) centered around the middle valley of the Senegal River. The region is known as Futa Tooro.
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