Léopold Sédar Senghor(1906-2001)

Léopold Sédar Senghor was born on 9 October 1906 in Joal-la-Portugaise, French West Africa [now Senegal]. He was a writer, known for Batouk (1967), Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten (1965) and Un siècle d'écrivains (1995). He was married to Ginette Éboué and Colette Hubert. He died on 20 December 2001 in Verson, Normandy, France.

Known for

TV Series

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Gramma ston lefko adelfo
Short
- poem: Dear White Brother
- 2022
Samba et Leuk le lièvre
8.6
TV Series
- book (as Leopold Senghor)
- 1997
Un siècle d'écrivains
6.8
TV Series
- excerpts from a work by
- 1996
Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten
TV Series
- Writer (as Leopold Senghor)
- 1968
Batouk
- poems (as Leopold Senghor)
- 1967
Son ou gal
Short
- commentary (as Léopold Léonard Shengor)
- 1965
Variations
TV Series
- poems
- 1962–1967

Official sites
- Académie-Française
- Encyclopedia
Alternative names
- Leopold Senghor
Born
- October 9, 1906
- Joal-la-Portugaise, French West Africa [now Senegal]
Died
- December 20, 2001
- Verson, Normandy, France(natural causes)
Spouses
Other works
Anthologie De LA Nouvelle Poesio Negre Et Malgache De Langue Francaise: Avec Sartre, Jean-Oaul, Orphee Noit (poetry compilation)
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles
- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Trivia
(1960-1980) First president of Senegal after it became independent from France.

Quotes
I wear European clothing, and the Americans dance to jazz which derives from our African rhythms: civilization in the 20th century is universal. No people can get along without others.

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