Léopold Sédar Senghor

First president of senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906-2001).

Born October 9th, 1906 in Joal-Fadiouth. [ref]

Died December 20th, 2001 at 95 years old in Verson. [ref]

Occupations
French Resistance fighter, philosopher, poet, politician, writer
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather