Armand Pierre Angrand (9 October 1892 – 29 August 1964
) was a
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
ese politician, nobleman and writer and mayor of
Gorée
(; "Gorée Island"; Wolof: Beer Dun) is one of the 19 (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an island located at sea from the main harbour of Dakar (), famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trad ...
and
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar ...
in 1934. Son of
Leopold Angrand (1859–1906), descendant of a prominent Métis Signares Goree. Grand son of
Pierre Angrand (1820 -?), a rich merchant and shipowner and Helene de Saint-Jean (1826–1859), granddaughter of Estoupan of St. John, who signed the capitulation of Gorée 1758 against the British.
He wrote a basic guide for the Europeans (French, Wolof Manual, foreword by Theodore Monod),. Armand-Pierre Angrand was also a correspondent in the Senegal Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) movement founded by
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African ...
.
See also
*
List of mayors of Dakar
*
Timeline of Dakar
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dakar, Senegal.
Prior to 20th century
* 1857
** Gorée merchants settle in Dakar.
** French build fort on Dakar Point.
* 1862 – "Master plan for Dakar is drafted by Émile Pinet-La ...
References
1892 births
1964 deaths
Mayors of Dakar
Mayors of places in Senegal
Senegalese politicians
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