Léopold Sédar Senghor
October 09, 1906 – December 20, 2001
Place of Birth:
Joal, French West Africa (present-day Senegal)
Place of Death:
Verson, France
Senghor the Senegalese surname Senghor (surname) Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who for two decades served as the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, he was associated with the Négritude movement. He was the founder of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc party.
Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. He is regarded by many as one of the most important African intellectuals of the 20th century.
Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. He is regarded by many as one of the most important African intellectuals of the 20th century.