Amadou Cissé Dia

Amadou Cissé Dia (2 June 1915 1 November 2002) was a Senegalese politician and playwright.[1] Born in Saint-Louis, Senegal, he wrote plays in French including Les Derniers Jours de Lat Dior, which concerns a griot's praise for Lat-Dior.[2] In politics, Dia served as the second President of the National Assembly from 1968 to 1983,[3] and as Minister of the Interior. He was reportedly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in the year Willy Brandt won.[4]

He died in Dakar in 2002.

Plays

  • La mort du Damel
  • Les derniers jours de Lat Dior

References


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