ˈæftɚ ɡˈɪni ɐtʃˈiːvd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns fɹʌm fɹˈæns ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, ˈæxmɛd sˈeɪkuː tʊɹɹˈeɪ, ɪts mˈɑːɹksɪst fˈɜːst pɹˈɛzɪdənt, sˈɔːt tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ɪslˈɑːmz ˈɪnfluːəns, bˌʌt æz hɪz pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi dᵻklˈaɪnd, ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z hiː wˈɜːkt "tə kˈoʊˈɑːpt mˈʊzlɪm ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz tə lədʒˈɪɾɪmˌaɪz hɪz ɹˈuːl."
After Guinea achieved independence from France in 1958, Ahmed Sékou Touré, its Marxist first president, sought to reduce Islam's influence, but as his popularity declined, in the 1970s he worked "to co-opt Muslim institutions to legitimize his rule."