During the Revolution of 1905 he was briefly arrested.

In 1876 he was briefly arrested following an accusation of libel.

He was briefly arrested again in 1962 for organising protests.

In the spring of 1945, she was briefly arrested and escaped to Sweden.

In the last few months he has been briefly arrested several times and warned to curtail his activities.

He was briefly arrested by the government during the 1990s Uprising.

In 2001, he was briefly arrested for assaulting a policeman.

Another brother, Andre, was briefly arrested and threatened with execution.

He was briefly arrested for these activities but the charges were dropped.

Abdoulaye was briefly arrested in May 1999, but released without charge.