About Léopold Sédar Senghor

Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese politician, cultural theorist and poet who served as the first president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980.

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Occupation: politician, poet, writer, French resistance fighter
Position held: President of Senegal, member of the French National Assembly, chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity, senator of the Community
Citizenship: Senegal, France
Born: October 9, 1906
Died: December 20, 2001

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Léopold Sédar Senghor

first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)

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About Léopold Sédar Senghor

Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese politician, cultural theorist and poet who served as the first president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980.

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Occupation: politician, poet, writer, French resistance fighter
Position held: President of Senegal, member of the French National Assembly, chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity, senator of the Community
Citizenship: Senegal, France
Born: October 9, 1906
Died: December 20, 2001

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