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Bernard Binlin Dadié
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Ivorian writer and politician (1916–2019)
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Bernard Binlin Dadié was a male poet, writer, politician, and screenwriter from Ivory Coast. Born in Assinie-Mafia in 1916, he was educated at École normale supérieure William Ponty. His professional work focused on literature, written in French. He served as a minister and was a member of the African Democratic Rally political party.
Dadié received several awards, including the Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire, the Commander of the Legion of Honour, and the Order of La Pléiade. He was also a member of the Académie des sciences d'outre-mer. His notable works include Le pagne noir, Légendes et poèmes, Escale dans le temps, and Roma. He died in Abidjan on March 9, 2019.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1916
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Le pagne noir
- Légendes et poèmes
- Hommage à Bernard B. Dadié, père-fondateur de la littérature ivoirienne d'expression française
- Escale dans le temps
- Roma
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ivory Coast
- Place of birth
- Assinie-Mafia
- Place of death
- Abidjan
- Occupation
- minister
- Position held
- minister
- Educated at
- École normale supérieure William Ponty
- Political party
- African Democratic Rally
- Languages spoken
- Middle French
- Field of work
- literature
- Image
- Bernard Dadié.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1916-01-10
- date of death
- 2019-03-09
- Commons category
- Bernard Binlin Dadié
- member of
- Académie des sciences d'outre-mer
- writing language
- French
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