Léopold Sédar Senghor President of Senegal
Léopold Sédar Senghor is a 95 years old President of Senegal from Joal-Fadiouth. Léopold Sédar Senghor was born on October 09, 1906 (died on December 20, 2001, he was 95 years old) in Joal-Fadiouth.
About
No, he died on 12/20/2001, 23 years ago. He was 95 years old when he died. He died in Verson and buried in Bel-Air Cemetery .
Family
Wives
Léopold Sédar Senghor had two marriages.
Ginette Éboué
He married with Ginette Éboué in 1946. Léopold Sédar Senghor was 39 years old. After 10 years, they break up in 1956.
Colette Hubert
Senghor married with Colette Hubert in 1957. Léopold Sédar Senghor was 50 years old. They ended their 44 years marriage in 2001.
Awards (25)
Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit , awarded Golden Wreath in 1974 , awarded Prix mondial Cino Del Duca in 1977 , awarded Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX in 1962 , awarded Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1995 ,
Education
He graduated from Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Faculty Of Arts Of Paris and École Normale Supérieure
What was Léopold's zodiac sign?Léopold Sédar Senghor zodiac sign was libra.
Other facts about Léopold Sédar Senghor
| AlmaMater | University of Paris |
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| Place of death | Verson , located in the administrative territorial entity: Calvados , country: France |
| Party | Socialist Party of Senegal |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
| Political party | Socialist Party Of Senegal |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10580831 |
| Work location | Paris |
| Place of burial | Bel-Air Cemetery |
| Pronunciation audio | , language of work or name: Arabic |
| Position held | President Of Senegal , replaced by: Abdou Diouf , end time: 1980-12-31T00:00:00Z , start time: 1960-09-06T00:00:00Z |
| Member of | Academia Latinitati Fovendae , subject has role: honorary member , start time: 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Test taken | Agrégation De Grammaire , ranking: 27 , point in time: 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Academic degree | Agrégation De Grammaire , point in time: 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Candidacy in election | Senegalese Presidential Election, 1973 |
| Family name | Senghor. Show people with the surname Senghor |
| Country of citizenship | France |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | French |
| Date of death | 2001-12-20T00:00:00Z |
| Native language | French |
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| Given name | Léopold |
| Name in native language | Léopold Sédar Senghor |
| Libris-URI | Rp352ng93pm63pz |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
| Work period (start) | 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z |
