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Diouldé Laya (aka Juulde Layya; 1937 - 27 July 2014) was a noted
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Background and academic activities

Laya was born in
Tamou Tamou is a village and "Rural Communes of Niger, commune" in Niger. The town is capital of its Rural Commune in the Say Department of Tillabéri Region, in the far southwest of the nation. It is southwest of Niamey, on the right (western) bank of ...
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Say Department Say is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Its capital city is Say, and includes the towns of Guéladjo, Tamou, and Torodi. It abuts the urban Region of Niamey, and lies across the Niger River to the southwest of the capital. It ...
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in 1937. Prior to being named director of CELHTO, he was director of the Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines at
Abdou Moumouni University Abdou Moumouni University (French: Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, UAM) was formerly the University of Niamey from 1974 to 1994. On the right bank of the Niger River in Niamey, its students and faculty have historically been involved in prote ...
in Niamey (1970-1977).


Selected publications

His publications include: * ''La Voie peule : solidarité pastorale et bienséances sahéliennes,'' Paris: Nubia, 1984. * ''La Tradition orale; problématique et méthodologie des sources de l'histoire africaine,'' Niamey: CRDTO, 1972.


References


External links


"Décès de Djouldé Laya : Le Niger perd un grand sociologue," Le Sahel, July (?), 2014
(French)
"Sankaare Juulde Layya : fulɓe ɓelsii ganndo ŋanaa," Pulaar.org, 20 August 2014
(Fula) Academic staff of Abdou Moumouni University 1937 births 2014 deaths Nigerien sociologists People from Tillabéri Region {{Niger-bio-stub