Binta Pilote
Binta Pilote | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fatoumata Binta Diallo 1948 |
| Died | 29 April 2020 (aged 71–72) |
| Nationality | Guinean |
| Occupation | Pilot |
Binta Pilote (1948 – 29 April 2020) was a Guinean pilot.[1][2][3][4] She was the first black female helicopter pilot in Africa and the personal pilot of Ahmed Sékou Touré and Henriette Conté.[5]
Biography
[edit]Pilote enlisted in the Guinean Armed Forces in 1971. She trained with the Soviet Union in the town of Tokmak in present-day Ukraine, where she emerged as a captain.
She returned to Guinea in 1975 with the piloting team for the President. She piloted numerous important government officials, as well as foreign advisors. She was the youngest member of the Guinea National Assembly until the death of President Touré in 1984.
Distinction
[edit]- Knight of the Guinea National Order of Merit
References
[edit]- ^ "Décès de Binta Pilote: Voilà une femme fidèle, elle a quitté avec tous les honneurs, dixit son époux". Laguineene.info (in French). 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Binta-Pilote, la 1ère femme pilote d'hélicoptère d'Afrique noire, est décédée : communiqué". Guinée Matin (in French). 29 April 2020.
- ^ "La célèbre colonel Fatoumata Binta Diallo dite Binta-pilote n'est plus ! ( communiqué)". GuinéeNews.org (in French). 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Armée Guinéenne: Colonel d'aviation à la retraite, Fatoumata Binta Diallo n'est plus (Communiqué)". Ma Guinée Infos (in French). 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Le parcours prodigieux de Binta Diallo, "ex-pilote personnelle" du président Sékou Touré (vidéo)". MediaGuinee.com (in French). 29 April 2020.