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Oumarou Ganda
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Film & TV
Niamey, Niger
Oumarou Ganda (1935 – 1 January 1981) was a Nigerien director and actor who helped bring African cinema to international attention in the 1960s and 1970s. Ganda was born in Niamey, the capital of Niger, in 1935 and was of Djerma ethnicity. He completed his primary studies in Niamey and at the age of 16 joined the French Far East Expeditionary Corps as a soldier from 1951 to 1955. After spending…
Known for
- The Exile1980
- Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice1976
- Saitane1973
- The Polygamous Wazzou1971
- I, a Negro — Edward G. Robinson1959
- Cabascabo — Cabascabo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Niger
- Place of birth
- Niamey
- Place of death
- Niamey
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- French
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1935-01-01
- date of death
- 1981-01-01
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