Bai Bureh : Sierra Leonean traditional ruler who fought colonialism

The British pride themselves as great conquerors who have shown their military superiority across the globe by colonizing most parts of Africa and Asia. While this is true, they encountered a formidable enemy who almost fought them to a standstill in the person of Bai Bureh who was a Sierra Leonean ruler, military strategist, and a Muslim cleric. Bai Bureh was born in 1840 in Kasseh, a village close to Port Loko in Northern Sierra Leone. His father was a Muslim cleric and an important war-chief. Bureh followed his father’s strict Islamic practice while also holding African traditional values strongly. As a young man, he was sent by his father to the village of Gbendembu for martial training to become a warrior. Like father,like son,he proved himself to be a very good warrior and earned the nickname “Kebalai” which means ‘one who doesn’t tire of war’.
When Bureh returned to his village at the end of his training, he was made the ruler of Kasseh.
During the 1860s and 1870s, he had grown to be the foremost warrior in the entire Northern Sierra Leone. He successfully defeated other villagers and tribal leaders who opposed his plan to establish correct Islamic and indigenous practices in the region. In 1882, Bureh fought against the Susu people who had come from French Guinea to invade a town in northern Sierra Leone known as Kambia.

[@iftikharhusain6286]

Respect to Bai Bureh and the people of Africa from Pakistan.May Allah All Mighty the Most kind have enormous mercy on the soul of Bai Bureh.Ameen

[@mohamedakimkamara1935]

Ameen 🤲🏾🤲🏾🤲🏾

[@mohamedakimkamara7606]

Ameen

[@mariatt293]

love the video. happy independence in advance 🇸🇱

[@YSEProduction]

Bai Bureh is actually my great great grandfather. I’m the first child of his first child’s first child🙏🏾 dope video

[@MohamedAkimKamara-rx9lq]

What is your name and the name of your father?
Am also a fourth generation Grand son of Bai Bureh!!

[@YSEProduction]

@@MohamedAkimKamara-rx9lq Bonkay Kamara, my grandfather was Alpha Saba Kamara of Sanders st port loko

[@barrypayton2832]

A Great Themne (Temne) Leader.

[@ibrahimsulaiman7746]

Bai Bureh was a Loko king.

[@amaradumbuya2099]

As a proud Temne man I salute our greatest hero of all time Bai Bureh of kasseh

[@faniakongorkumba6954]

Beautiful video

[@gborowme]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@mokhtarkenatza8336]

Think you Algeria

[@Speedy300]

I think the Sesay’s from Kasseh and Rogbery Bana are direct descendants of Bai Bureh. I am not sure about the former President of Sierra Leone even though he has Bai as his middle name.

[@mohamedakimkamara1935]

Sorry we are not sesay's we are kamara's!!

[@six6thdisciple]

MY GRANDMA IS MENDE