Peul
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There have been tensions between the country's two largest ethnic groups - the Peul and Malinke - and these came to a fore during the 2010 presidential election.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2013
The opposition coalition is broadly supported by the Peul, the biggest ethnic group, and the government by the Malinke.
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2013
But tensions with his bitter opposition rivals, who mainly come from the Peul ethnic group - also known as the Fula - have not eased since the election.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2012
Both belong to large ethnic groups -- Malinke and Peul respectively -- in a vote that may divide on ethnic lines.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2010
Their victims were overwhelmingly Peul, the largest ethnic group in Guinea, and a major group in neighboring countries including Burkina Faso.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2010
They built their villages on high ground, with cliffs for lookouts and caves to hide in, and for centuries battled the Fula, or Peuls, who make up about 25 percent of Senegal’s population.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2021
Since protests resumed on Thursday, hundreds of police have been deployed to Conakry districts inhabited by ethnic Peuls loyal to the opposition, without succeeding in restoring calm.
From Reuters ● May 29, 2013
It took him three days to traverse the desert between Bondou and the districts beyond the Gambia, after which he penetrated into Niokolo, a mountainous country, inhabited by the all but wild Peuls and Djallons.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.
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