Léon Damas
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French poet and politician (1912–1978)
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- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1978
- Works
- 14
Top works
- The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970
- Black-Label ; suivi de Graffiti ; et de Poèmes nègres sur des airs africains
- Léon-Gontran Damas, 1912-1978
- Hommage posthume à Léon-Gontran Damas, (1912-1978)
- Léon-Gontran Damas
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Cayenne
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- member of the French National Assembly
- Employer
- Howard University
- Political party
- French Section of the Workers' International
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Movement
- Négritude
- Image
- CLR James and Léon Damas, 2nd Congress of African People, San Diego, 1972 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- Washington, D.C.
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- name in native language
- Léon-Gontran Damas
- date of birth
- 1912-03-28
- date of death
- 1978-01-22
- Commons category
- Léon-Gontran Damas
- writing language
- French
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