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- Birth nameLeopold Sedar Senghor
- Léopold Sédar Senghor was born on October 9, 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 December 20, 2001 in Verson, Normandy, France.
- SpousesGinette Éboué(1946 - 1955) (divorced, 2 children)Colette Hubert(? - December 20, 2001) (1 child)
- (1960-1980) First president of Senegal after it became independent from France.
- Was the first president of an independent Senegal.
- Studied at the Sorbonne.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 134, pages 408-416. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- His first wife was the daughter of Félix Éboué.
- 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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