In 1918, he won the French Legion of Honor for enlisting his followers in the First World War and the French allowed him to establish his community in Touba, believing in part that his doctrine of hard work could be made to work with French economic interests.
He won the French Legion of Honor for. This was in 1918. He was enlisting his followers in the First World War. This was in 1918. The French allowed him to establish his community in Touba, believing in part that his doctrine of hard work could be made to work with French economic interests. This was in 1918.