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List Of Senegalese
{, class="infobox" style="text-align: center;" , , , , - , Flag of Senegal, , Coat of Arms , - , colspan="2" , This is a list of Senegalese people, organized by the field within which they are primarily notable. this list includes both native and expatriate Senegalese. Academics * Rose Dieng-Kuntz (1956–2008), computer scientist * Cheikh Mbacke, statistician * Ahmadou Lamine Ndiaye (born 1937), veterinary scientist * Tomas Diagne, biologist * Tidiane N'Diaye, anthropologist Artists * Abdala Faye (born 1971), born in Yene Guedj, near Dakar * Seni Awa Camara (born ca. 1945), sculptor * Ibrahima Kébé (1955–2019), Soninke painter * Joëlle le Bussy Fal (born 1958), sculptor, art dealer, arts organizer, and art curator * Ismaïla Manga (1957–2015), Jola painter * Iba N'Diaye (1928–2008), painter * Henri Sagna (born 1973), sculptor * Issa Samb, also known as Joe Ouakam (1945–2017), painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright, and poet * Ousmane Sow (1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Senegal
flag of Senegal (french: drapeau du Sénégal) is a tricolour consisting of three green, yellow and red bands charged with a five-pointed green star at the centre. Adopted in 1960 to replace the flag of the Mali Federation, it has been the flag of the Republic of Senegal since the country gained independence that year. The present and previous flags were inspired by French Tricolour, which flew over Senegal until 1960. History Under French colonial rule over Senegal, the authorities forbade the colony from using its own distinctive colonial flag because they were worried that this could increase nationalistic sentiment and lead to calls for independence. With the rise of the decolonization movement in Africa, the French were obliged to grant limited autonomy to Senegal as a self-governing republic within the French Community. Senegal was combined with French Sudan on April 4, 1959, to form the Mali Federation. That day, a new flag was adopted: a vertical green, yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Sagna
Henri Sagna (born 1973 in Dakar) is a Senegalese sculptor. Biography Henri Sagna lives and works in Senegal. After his studies at the '' École nationale des arts du Sénégal'' in Dakar in 2005, he received the first prize at the sixth ''National Salon des artistes plasticiens sénégalais''. Sagna is known as artist sculptor-recycler. His artworks are formed by assembling collected materials in a variety of ways. The artist leads a series of workshops and ateliers in France and Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ..., which have as their central theme the concepts of recovery and recycling of materials. Works Sagna's work is based on respect for and knowledge of the environment, and to raise awareness of important issues among the general public and re ... [...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] |
Papiss Cissé
Papiss Demba Cissé (; born 3 June 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Amiens. He formerly played for the Senegal national football team. Formerly of SC Freiburg, he once held the record of most goals scored by an African player in a single Bundesliga campaign – 22 in the 2010–11 season. That same season, Cissé won the EFFIFU award for being the most efficient striker in the league. A full international since 2009, Cissé earned over 30 caps for Senegal and played for the country at the 2012 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Club career Early career Cissé began his career with Génération Foot and Douanes Dakar before transferring to the French side Metz in summer 2005. After only one month during the 2005–06 season, he left Metz and was loaned to French side Cherbourg. During the season, Cissé played 26 matches and scored 11 goals for the Normandy club. After the season, Cissé returned to Metz for a further two y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2021. The area around Dakar was settled in the 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal. History The Cap-Vert peninsula was settled no later than the 15th century, by the Lebu peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Camara
Henri Camara (born 10 May 1977) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting his career in the late 1990s, he went on to play professionally in France, Switzerland, Scotland, England, and Greece before retiring in 2018. A full international between 1999 and 2008, he won 99 caps for the Senegal national team and scored 29 goals. He represented his nation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals as Senegal reached the quarter-finals. Club career Early career Camara was born in Dakar to a Guinean father and a Senegalese mother. He began his career in France with Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (1998–1999), before playing for Swiss clubs Neuchâtel Xamax (1999–2000), and Grasshopper Club Zürich, where he won the Swiss Championship in 2001. He then returned to France with Sedan but sought a new move when they were relegated in 2003. Wolverhampton Wanderers Camara joined newly promoted English Premier League club Wolverhampton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndiss Kaba Badji
Ndiss Kaba Badji (born 21 September 1983) is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships. He has a personal best long jump of 8.32 metres, achieved in October 2009 in Beirut, helping him to win the silver medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie. Early career Badji won a silver medal at the African Junior Championships in 2001. He then competed at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. Here, he finished ninth in the triple jump. In the long jump competition he exited in the qualification round with a result of 7.37 metres.. Retrieved on 27 January 2009. He missed the final round by only one centimetre. His personal bests at that time were 7.83 metres in the long jump and 16.30 metres in the triple jump, both achieved in Dakar. Later that season he finished fifth at the African Championships in Athletics. He jumped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demba Ba
Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a former professional footballer. He serves as the chairman of National Independent Soccer Association side ASC San Diego. He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron and then 1899 Hoffenheim in Germany in 2007. In 2011, he moved to Premier League side West Ham United. He played only 12 games for West Ham and despite being their league top goal scorer in the 2010–11 season, they were relegated to the Championship and Ba moved to Newcastle United. In January 2013, he completed a move to Chelsea for an undisclosed fee, before joining Beşiktaş for €6 million 18 months later. After one season in Turkey, he moved to Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League. Born and raised in France, Ba was a full international for Senegal from 2007 to 2015 and represented the country at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. On 13 September 2021, he announced his retirement from football. Early career Ba was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Louis, Senegal
Saint Louis or Saint-Louis ( wo, Ndar), is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 km north of Senegal's capital city Dakar, it has a population officially estimated at 258,592 in 2021. Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until 1902 and French West Africa from 1895 until 1902, when the capital was moved to Dakar. From 1920 to 1957, it also served as the capital of the neighboring colony of Mauritania. The town was an important economic center during French West Africa, but it is less important now. However it still has important industries, including tourism, a commercial center, a center of sugar production, and fishing. The Tourism industry is in part due to the city being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. However, the city is also vulnerable to climate change—where sea level rise is expected to threaten the city center and potential damag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battling Siki
Louis Mbarick Fall (16 September 1897 Р15 December 1925), known as Battling Siki, was a French light heavyweight boxer born in Senegal who fought from 1912 to 1925, and briefly reigned as the World light heavyweight champion after knocking out Georges Carpentier. Early years He was born in the port city of Saint-Louis, French Senegal. As a teenager, he dived from the top of a cliff to fetch coins thrown by the French from the sea. He was noticed by a Dutch dancer who offered to take him to Europe, where he worked washing dishes. Then at 14 years old, he began his career in boxing. Siki's early years were inauspicious. From 1912 to 1914 he compiled a record of just eight wins, six losses and two draws. When World War I erupted, Siki joined the French army, serving in the 8th Colonial Infantry Regiment. During the war he was decorated for bravery in battle with the Croix de Guerre and the M̩daille Militaire, before being honorably discharged. Post-war career After h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadou Dia Ba
El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ (born September 22, 1958) is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a .... He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal in this event with a personal best time of 47.23 seconds. It was the first and so far the only Olympic medal for Senegal. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. Achievements References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dia Ba, Amadou Senegalese male hurdlers Senegalese male high jumpers 1958 births Living people Olympic athletes for Senegal Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliou Cissé
Aliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese Association football, football coach and former player who is the manager of the Senegal national football team, Senegal national team. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which reached the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations Final and for being the first Senegal manager to win the tournament in 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, 2022 after reaching the final in 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, 2019. Having begun his career in France, he later played for English clubs Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City and Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth. Cissé was a defensive midfielder who also, on occasion, played at centre back. Cissé has been the head coach of Senegal national football team, Senegal since 2015, having briefly taken charge of them following Amara Traoré's sacking, in a caretaker role in 2012. He was also the assistant coach of the Senegal national under-23 football team, under-23 side from 2012 to 2013, becoming head coach from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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