Guinea was part of French West Africa until it achieved independence in 1958. France negotiated Guinea's present boundaries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the British for Sierra Leone, the Portuguese for their Guinea colony and Liberia. 
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Guinea was part of French West Africa until it achieved independence in 1958. France negotiated Guinea's present boundaries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the British for Sierra Leone, the Portuguese for their Guinea colony and Liberia.