Claim: Abdul Bubakar, the almami of the Imamate of Futa Jallon in the late nineteenth century, sought to reorganize the Tukolor confederation to oppose further French advances up the Senegal River.
Evidence: Abdul Bubakar was the almami of the Imamate of Futa Jallon in the late nineteenth century. Abdul Bubakar sought to reorganize the Tukolor confederation to oppose further French advances up the Senegal River.