Editing Guinea (section)

== Name ==
{{Further|Guinea (region)#Etymology}}
Guinea is named after the [[Guinea (region)|Guinea region]] which lies along the [[Gulf of Guinea]]. It stretches north through the [[Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests|forested tropical regions]] and ends at the [[Sahel]]. The English term Guinea comes directly from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word ''Guiné'' which emerged in the mid-15th century to refer to the lands inhabited by the ''[[Guineus]]'', a generic term for the African peoples south of the [[Senegal River]], in contrast to the "tawny" Zenaga Berbers above it, whom they called ''Azengues'' or [[Moors]].{{fact|date=December 2024}}

In 1978, the official name became the People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea. In 1984, the country was renamed the Republic of Guinea after the death of the first president, Ahmed Sékou Touré.