Léopold Sédar Senghor

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Léopold Sédar Senghor

Literature

#1470

World Rank

#2929

Historical Rank

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Léopold Sédar Senghor's Degrees

• PhD French Literature Université Paris Cité

Why Is Léopold Sédar Senghor Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal . Ideologically an African socialist, he was one of the major theoreticians of Négritude. Senghor was a proponent of African culture, black identity and African empowerment within the framework of French-African ties. He advocated for the extension of full civil and political rights for France's African territories while arguing that French Africans would be better off within a federal French structure than as independent nation-states.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Léopold Sédar Senghor?

Léopold Sédar Senghor is affiliated with the following schools:

• Université Paris Cité