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Mano Dayak (1949 – December 15, 1995) was a famous Tuareg freedom fighter, leader, activist, scholar and negotiator. He led the Tuareg Rebellion in Ténéré region, northern Niger during the 1990s. He was born in the Tiden valley in the Aïr Mountains (nearby Agadez city) in 1949. He died in a plane crash in 1995, causing some speculation that it had not been accidental.
Early in life he went to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana to study an undergraduate degree in folklore and later pursued a degree in political science at the Sorbonne University. It was here in France where he met his wife Odile, she was an anthropology student who planned to establish a tourist business with him in the early 1970s.
Mano Dayak, 1949–1995
Obituary, The Amazigh Voice 1995 deaths Berber Nigeriens Nigerien politicians Tuareg people People from Agadez Indiana University alumni Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Niger 1949 births {{Niger-politician-stub
Mano Dayak (1949 – December 15, 1995) was a famous Tuareg freedom fighter, leader, activist, scholar and negotiator. He led the Tuareg Rebellion in Ténéré region, northern Niger during the 1990s. He was born in the Tiden valley in the Aïr Mountains (nearby Agadez city) in 1949. He died in a plane crash in 1995, causing some speculation that it had not been accidental.
Early in life he went to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana to study an undergraduate degree in folklore and later pursued a degree in political science at the Sorbonne University. It was here in France where he met his wife Odile, she was an anthropology student who planned to establish a tourist business with him in the early 1970s.
Accomplishments and legacy
Besides leading the Tuareg rebellion (which he led from his base in theAdrar de Bouss Adrar (in Tifinagh script "ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ"), a Berber word meaning "mountain", is the name of several areas in Northwest Africa:
Algeria
* Adrar, Algeria, a town in Algeria
* Adrar Province, an administrative division of Algeria
* Adrar District, ...
), Mano Dayak made his name as the writer of several important books on Tuareg culture and politics. He also served as the guide of Thierry Sabine
Thierry Sabine (13 June 1949, Neuilly-sur-Seine – 14 January 1986, Mali) was a French wrangler, motorcycle racer and founder and main organizer of the Dakar Rally.
Career
In 1977 he got lost on the Tchigai Plateau, near the isolated mountain of ...
during the Paris–Dakar rally. The Tuareg band Tinariwen dedicated a song to him in their album "Aman Iman". Mano Dayak International Airport
Mano Dayak International Airport is an airport in Agadez in Niger.Attributions des départements ...
in Agadez is named after him.
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Mano Dayak, 1949–1995
Obituary, The Amazigh Voice 1995 deaths Berber Nigeriens Nigerien politicians Tuareg people People from Agadez Indiana University alumni Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Niger 1949 births {{Niger-politician-stub