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Léopold Sédar Senghor (/ s ɒ ŋ ˈ ɡ ɔːr /; French: [sɑ̃ɡɔʁ]; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–1980). Ideologically an African socialist, Senghor was one of the major theoreticians of Négritude.
Léopold Senghor (born Oct. 9, 1906, Joal, Senegal, French West Africa [now in Senegal]—died Dec. 20, 2001, Verson, France) was a poet, teacher, and statesman, the first president of Senegal, and a major proponent of the concept of Negritude.
Léopold Sédar Senghor ( Écouter ), né le 9 octobre 1906 à Joal ( Sénégal, AOF) et mort le 20 décembre 2001 à Verson ( France ), est un homme d'État français puis sénégalais, poète, écrivain et premier président de la république du Sénégal. Il est ministre en France avant l' indépendance du Sénégal et est le premier ...
Senegalese poet, writer, and statesman Léopold Sédar Senghor was born near Dakar in the town of Joal to a Fulbe mother and a Serer trader father. He was educated at the École Nationale de la France d’Outre-Mer in Paris, where he became friends with Aimé Césaire and future French president George…
Léopold Senghor, (born Oct. 9, 1906, Joal, Senegal, French West Africa—died Dec. 20, 2001, Verson, France), Poet, president of Senegal (1960–80), and cofounder of the Negritude movement in African art and literature. He completed his studies in Paris and became a teacher there.
Apr 24, 2020 · Léopold Sédar Senghor is considered as one of Africa's greatest statesmen, poets and intellectuals. After a spell of imprisonment during the Second World War, he became the first...
Dec 21, 2001 · Léopold Sédar Senghor, a poet, professor, philosopher and statesman who became the first president of Senegal when it gained independence from France, died yesterday at his home in Normandy. Mr...
May 14, 2018 · Léopold Sédar Senghor (born 1906) was an African poet, philosopher, and president of Senegal. He was one of the originators of "Negritude," a "black is beautiful" doctrine begun in Paris during the 1930s.
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a man of politics and a man of culture who in both areas was devoted to finding a balance between Europe and Africa. Born in Joal, French West Africa (present-day Senegal), Senghor was the fifth of six children of Gnylane Bakhoum and the trader Basile Diogoye Senghor.
Jan 1, 2021 · This article is a biography of Leopold Sedar Senghor who was one of the pioneers of the Negritude movement. His contributions in Senegalese and African politics and culture are put into perspective with postcolonial theories, literary movements such as Creoleness and the current socio-political events in the contemporary world.
