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Dieng Highlands (born 1994), Senegalese footballer
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Dieng may refer to: Places * Dieng Plateau, a marshy plateau situated near Wonosobo, Indonesia * Dieng Volcanic Complex, a complex of volcanoes in the Central Java, Indonesia People * Aïyb Dieng, Senegalese drummer * Adama Dieng (born 1950), UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide * Gorgui Dieng (born 1990), Senegalese basketball player * Mame Younousse Dieng (1939–2016), Senegalese writer * Ndiaga Dieng (born 1999), Italian Paralympic athlete * Ndiouga Dieng, Senegalese singer, Orchestra Baobab * Ousmane Tanor Dieng (born 1948), first secretary of the Socialist Party of Senegal * Oumar Dieng (born 1972), French footballer * Seny Dieng Seny Timothy Dieng (born 23 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. Born in Switzerland, Dieng represents the Senegal national team. Club career Early career In Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieng Plateau
The Dieng Plateau is a marshy plateau that forms the floor of a caldera complex on the Dieng Volcanic Complex in Wonosobo and Banjarnegara Regencies, Central Java Province, Indonesia. Referred to as "Dieng" by Indonesians, it sits at above sea level, far from major population centres. The name "Dieng" comes from ''Dihyang'' which means "place of the ancestors or gods". Part of General Sudirman's guerrilla campaign during the Indonesian War of Independence took place in the area. Etymology The name "Dihyang" comes from Old Javanese: ''di'' means "place" and ''hyang'' means "ancestor" or "gods", literally Dihyang means "place of the ancestors". Dihyang is a mountainous area, ancient Javanese believed that ancestors and gods resided in high places. An inscription reveals that the ancient Javanese used the Dihyang area as a center for worship. Mentioned in the Gunung Wule inscription in 861 AD, someone was ordered to maintain a sacred building in an area called ''Dihyang''. Local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieng Volcanic Complex
The Dieng Volcanic Complex ( jv, ꦢꦶꦲꦾꦁ, Dihyang) is a volcanic complex located on the Dieng Plateau in the Central Java, Indonesia, a complex of volcanoes. The volcanic complex consists of two or more of stratovolcanoes, more than 20 small craters and Pleistocene-to-Holocene age volcanic cones. It covers over 6 × 14 km area. The Prahu stratovolcano was truncated by a large Pleistocene caldera and then filled by parasitic cones, lava domes and craters which is 120 Celsius. Some of them are turned into lakes. Toxic volcanic gas has caused fatalities and is a hazard at several craters. On 20 February 1979 149 people died of gas poisoning in Pekisaran village on the plateau near the Sinila crater. ''The Jakarta Post'' The area is also home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aïyb Dieng
Aïyb Dieng is a Senegalese drummer and percussionist specializing in hand drums. He has recorded two solo album, including ''Rhythmagick'' (1995), and has worked with a wide range of musicians, including as a regular collaborator of bassist/producer Bill Laswell. Biography He was born and raised in Senegal, West Africa. By the age of 14 he was playing professionally in a band that consisted of nine relatives. Dieng received his first album credit on Brian Eno and Jon Hassell's 1980 '' Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics'', playing percussion on conga drums and a clay drum called ''ghatam''. Soon after, he worked with jazz pianist Masabumi Kikuchi on '' Susto''. Dieng also played on Mick Jagger's solo project, ''She's the Boss''. Other noteworthy credits include work with Yoko Ono (singer/composer/artist), Bill Laswell (producer/bassist/guitarist), William S. Burroughs (beatnik author), Haruomi Hosono, Bob Marley (reggae singer), and Ginger Baker. In 1981 he performed at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama Dieng
Adama Dieng (born 22 May 1950, Senegal) is a former UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and former board member of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance and a former registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. He was designated an expert on human rights in Sudan on November 12, 2021 by the UN. Life and career Adama Dieng holds degrees in law from Dakar University (CFPA) and in international law from the Research Centre of The Hague Academy of International Law. His legal career started in Senegal where he held several positions before becoming registrar of Supreme Court of Senegal and, from 1976 to 1982, personal assistant to its president. He then served as Legal Officer of Africa for the International Commission of Jurists from 1982 to 1989, Executive Secretary (1989-1990) and Secretary-General from October 1990 to May 2000. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him in January 2001 as the Registrar of the Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgui Dieng
Gorgui Sy Dieng (; ; born January 18, 1990) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. Dieng was selected as the 21st overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz and was traded on draft night to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He spent seven seasons with the team before being dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies in February 2020. He reached a contract buyout agreement with the Grizzlies in March 2021 and joined the San Antonio Spurs in free agency. He signed with the Hawks in August 2021. High school career Dieng attended the Sports for Education and Economic Development (SEEDS) Academy in Thiès, Senegal. While at SEEDS, Dieng had a 3.2 GPA. He was invited to the " Basketball Without Borders" camp in South Africa in 2009 as one of 60 promising players selected from across Africa, and was named MVP of the camp. Dieng transferred to Huntington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mame Younousse Dieng
Mame Younousse Dieng (1939 – 1 April 2016) was a Senegalese writer born in Tivaouane who lived in Dakar. Her novel ''Aawo bi'' is noteworthy as one of the first Senegalese novels in the Wolof language Wolof (; Wolofal: ) is a language of Senegal, Mauritania, and the Gambia, and the native language of the Wolof people. Like the neighbouring languages Serer and Fula, it belongs to the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family. .... She also wrote poetry and translated the national anthem into that language. Books * ''Aawo bi'' (The First Wife), 1992 - in Wolof * ''L'Ombre en feu'' (The Shadow on Fire), Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal (1997), - in French Further reading * Simon Gikandi, ''Encyclopedia of African Literature'', Routledge (2002), - p. 145 References External linksUniversity of Western Australia 1939 births 2016 deaths Senegalese novelists Senegalese poets Senegalese women poets Senegalese women novelists {{Senegal- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndiaga Dieng
Ndiaga Dieng (born 17 July 1999) is a Senegalese and Italian para-athlete of Senegalese descent who represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Of Senegalese and later acquired Italian citizenship, Dieng represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 1500 metres T20 event and won a bronze medal. He competed at the 2020 Italian U23 Palaindoor Ancona, and 2021 Palaindoor Ancona, in 800 metres and 1500 metres. See also * Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Italy competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dieng, Ndiaga Living people 1999 births Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndiouga Dieng
Ndiouga Dieng (6 June 1947 – 10 November 2016) was a Senegalese singer and one of the original vocalists of Orchestra Baobab Orchestra Baobab is a Senegalese band established in 1970 as the house band of the Baobab Club in Dakar. Many of the band's original members had previously played with Star Band de Dakar in the 1960s. Directed by '' timbalero'' and vocalist Balla ..., who died in 2016 after a prolonged illness. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dieng, Ndiouga 2016 deaths 20th-century Senegalese male singers 1947 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ousmane Tanor Dieng
Ousmane Tanor Dieng (January 2, 1947 – July 15, 2019) was the First Secretary of the Socialist Party of Senegal. He was vice-president of the Socialist International from 1996 until his death. Personal life Born in 1947 in Nguéniène, Senegal, Dieng attended the Koranic school between the ages of 3–7. He hailed from the " Sérére" ethnic group which constitutes about 15 per cent of the Senegalese population. He began his primary education in 1955, in Nguéniène. In 1961, he attended the Andre Peytavin secondary school, St. Louis and later continued at the Maurice DELAFOSSE secondary school in Dakar, where he finished his secondary education. He studied law at the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar where he majored in international relations. He obtained a bachelor's degree in public law as well as a master's degree in political sciences and constitutional law. He had a direct entry into the Ecole Nationale d’Administration et de Magistrature (ENAM) at a period the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oumar Dieng
Oumar Dieng (born 30 December 1972) is a former professional footballer. He played for the France olympic team as a defender during the 1993 Mediterranean Games. Club career Born in Dakar, Dieng began playing youth football with ASC Jeanne d'Arc. The defender moved to France at age 15, and signed with Lille OSC after being recommended by Bernard Lama. He made his Ligue 1 debut with Lille in 1989. After a few matches with the first team, he went on loan to CS Louhans-Cuiseaux for one season. Dieng would return to Lille until he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in 1996. Dieng spent most of his career in France's Ligue 1, but also played for Sampdoria in Italy's Serie A, Çaykur Rizespor, Trabzonspor and Konyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig, and with Kavala F.C. in the Greek Super League. International career Dieng played for France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Honours Trabzonspor *Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
