Editing Seynabou Gano (section)

==Politcal Career==
===Imprisonmeant===
Gano would be charged with conspiracy of disorderly conduct and sentenced to 15 years in prison in 1968. Originally jailed at Saint-Paul Department Jail he would be transferred to Gran Il'e Prison. Upon his arrival, Gano gained respect and acclaim among the prisoners, who allied with the Koldan prisoners. In 1970, a series of letters from Gano to Ibrahim Souman was published as "Notes on the Koldan People" These would form the basis of Koldan nationalism as Gano connected the ancient history of the Koldan Empire with "the political struggle against colonialism". Souman who had continued the Koldan insurgency as the KLF distributed the book through underground publishing as the book was banned in 1971. With his work, Gano became internationally recognized as a political prisoner and thus began the "Free Gano" campaign. Meanwhile, Souman began an active insurgency in 1973 declaring the Great Alaafiya. Gano began to fall out with Souman however due to religious differences as Souman believed Kolda should reclaim Islam while Gano believed in a secular socialist state. Facing international pressure and Gano's good behavior in prison led to his release in 1976. In his first statement after release, Gano claimed his sentence had led to "de-radicalization". In a TV interview, Gano claimed that political change over military action was the path to a "multi-ethnic future".