लेओपोल्ड सदर सेंघोर
Also known as Leopold Sedar Senghor, Léopold Senghor, Léopold
first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)
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Léopold Sédar Senghor was the first president of Senegal and also an accomplished poet and cultural theorist who lived from 1906 to 2001. He is historically important as a founding leader of an independent African nation and as an influential intellectual who shaped ideas about African culture and identity.
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- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 2001
- Works
- 131
Top works
- Léopold Sédar Senghor
- Négritude et Germanisme
- Atlas du continent africain
- Nocturnes
- Les textes spirituels de Léopold Sédar Senghor
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Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician of Négritude. Senghor was a proponent of African culture, black identity and African empowerment within the framework of French-African ties. He advocated for the…
Known for
- Papa Césaire — Self2009
- Léon G. Damas1995
- Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words — Self1987
- Iba N'Diaye — Himself1982
- 30 millions d'amis — Self1976
- Apostrophes — Self
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1906 births2001 deaths20th-century male writers20th-century mayors of places in Senegal20th-century poets20th-century presidents in Africa20th-century Senegalese politiciansAfro-SurrealistsCatholic socialistsCollars of the Order of Isabella the CatholicDeputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fifth RepublicDeputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic