Léopold Sédar Senghor
1st President of Senegal
In office 6 September 1960 – 31 December 1980
Prime Minister	Abdou Diouf
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Abdou Diouf
Personal details
Born	(1906-10-09)9 October 1906 Joal, French West Africa (present-day Senegal)
Died	20 December 2001(2001-12-20) (aged 95) Verson, France
Political party	Socialist Party of Senegal
Spouse(s)	Ginette Éboué (1946-1956) Colette Hubert Senghor ​ ​ (m. 1957⁠–⁠2001)​ ; his death
Alma mater	University of Paris
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Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist. He was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). He was part of the Négritude movement. Some people called him an African socialist, but many Senegalese socialists thought he was not really socialist because he was supported by France^[1] and put communists in Senegal in jail.^[2] He also started the Senegalese Democratic Bloc party.

Senghor was the first African allowed to join the Académie française. Many people think he is one of the most important intellectuals from Africa during the 20th century.^[3]

Media related to Léopold Sédar Senghor at Wikimedia Commons

• Biography and guide to collected works^{[permanent dead link]}: African Studies Centre, Leiden
• Histoire des Signares de Gorée du 17ie au 19ie siécle. Poèmes de Léopold Sédar Senghor
• Biographie par l'Assemblée nationale
• Biographie par l'Academie française Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
• President Dia by William Mbaye (2012, english version) - Youtube - Political documentary - 1957 to 1963 in Senegal (55')
• Sangonet
• Préface par Léopold Sédar Senghor à l'ouvrage collectif sur Le Nouvel Ordre Économique Mondiale édité par Hans Köchler (1980) (facsimilé)

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