Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) wis a Senegalese poet, politeecian, an cultural theorist who for twa decades served as the first preses o Senegal (1960–80).
Léopold Sédar Senghor | |
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| 1st Preses o Senegal | |
| In office 6 September 1960 – 31 December 1980 | |
| Prime Meenister | Abdou Diouf |
| Precedit bi | Office creatit |
| Succeedit bi | Abdou Diouf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1906 Joal, French Wast Africae (present-day Senegal) |
| Dee'd | 20 December 2001 (aged 95) Verson, Fraunce |
| Poleetical pairty | Socialist Pairty o Senegal |
| Spoose(s) | Colette Hubert Senghor (m. 1957–2001); his daith |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Paris |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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