Souleymane Diallo: key obituary facts
Is Souleymane Diallo dead? Yes. Souleymane Diallo died on June 1, 2026, at age 80.
Cause of death: Souleymane Diallo's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Souleymane Diallo known for?
He was a Guinean journalist.
More about Souleymane Diallo
Born: 1945.
Place of death: Canada.
Gender: male.
Occupation: journalist, publication manager.
Nationality: Guinea.
Employer: Le Lynx.
Souleymane Diallo, a Guinean journalist and founder of the satirical newspaper Le Lynx, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80–81.
Born in 1945, he helped establish the paper in 1992 after leaving Guinea for Ivory Coast, shaping it on the model of Le Canard enchaîné. Diallo was later jailed in 1995 over an article about the Miss Guinea ECOWAS pageant and again in 1996 in connection with the 1996 Guinean coup attempt.
He died in Canada.