Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–1980). Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Former President of Senegal
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal.
Ideologically an African socialist, Senghor was one of the major theoreticians of Négritude. Wikipedia
Born: October 9, 1906, Joal Fadiout, Senegal
Died: December 20, 2001 (age 95 years), Verson, France
Spouse: Colette Hubert Senghor (m. 1957–2001) and Ginette Éboué (m. 1946–1955)
Nationality: French and Senegalese
Education: University of Paris (1931–1934) and Lycée Louis-le-Grand (1928–1931)
Organizations founded: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Socialist Party of Senegal, and Senegalese Democratic Bloc
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