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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] |
