École Primaire Supérieure Blanchot
The Blanchot Higher Primary School – also known as EPS Blanchot or, more commonly, École Blanchot – is a secondary educational institution founded in Saint-Louis (Senegal) in 1916. It is named in honor of General François Blanchot de Verly (1735–1807), who was a governor of Senegal. It is one of the pioneering institutions of the colonial era and, like Lycée Faidherbe, was a breeding ground for leaders in French West Africa (AOF). Many students, after completing their education, joined the William Ponty Normal School to become teachers. Numerous notable figures in Senegal's political, religious, and cultural scenes, such as Mady Cissokho, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Mamadou Dia, Madior Cissé, Médoune Fall, Ousmane Socé Diop, Assane Seck, Diaraf Diouf, and Ibrahima Diallo, are alumni. History In Saint-Louis, the institution succeeded the School for Sons of Chiefs and Interpreters, which itself was derived from the École des otages founded by Louis Faidherbe in 1855 ...
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Saint-Louis, Senegal
Saint-Louis () or Saint Louis (), is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and north of Senegal's capital city Dakar. It had a population of 254,171 in 2023. 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 the period of French West Africa, but it is less important now. Nonetheless, it still has important industries, including tourism, a commercial center, 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 Climate change vulnerability, vulnerable to climate change—where sea level rise is expected to threaten the city center and potentially damag ...
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Ousmane Socé Diop
Ousmane is a French-Arabic surname and male given name common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include: * Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950), Nigerien political figure * Ousmane Ba (born 2002), Senegalese association football goalkeeper * Ousmane Barro (born 1984), Senegalese professional basketball player * Ousmane Barry (born 1991), Guinean association football centre forward * Ousmane Bangoura (born 1979), Guinean football midfielder * Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 2006), Burkinabé footballer * Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 2003), French football player * Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 2001), Guinean football player * Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 1998), Guinean football player * Ousmane Coulibaly (born 1989), French-Mali former footballer * Ousmane Cisse (born 1982), Malian professional basketball player * Ousmane Dabo (born 1977), French football midfielder * Ousmane Dembélé (born 1997), French football ...
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Schools In Senegal
A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools that can be built and operated by both government and private organization. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some sch ...
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Education In Senegal
The Senegalese education system is based on its French equivalent. The state is responsible for the creation of an educational system that enables every citizen access to education.United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. International Bureau of Education"World Data on Education, Senegal" UNESCO-IBE, 2010. Web. Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution adopted in January 2001 guarantee access to education for all children."Senegal"''2005 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor''. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2006). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.'' However, due to limited resources and low demand for secular education in areas where Islamic education is more prevalent, the law is not fully enforced. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) finds that Senegal is fulfilling only 58.1% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country' ...
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Louis Faidherbe
Louis Léon César Faidherbe (; 3 June 1818 – 29 September 1889) was a French general and colonial administrator. He created the Senegalese Tirailleurs when he was governor of Senegal. Early life Faidherbe was born into a lower-middle-class family in Lille. He was the fifth child of Louis César Joseph Faidherde, a hosier who had volunteered as a Republican in the revolutionary war, and his wife, Sophie Monnier. His father died in 1826 when he was seven and he was brought up by his mother. In primary school, he displayed a talent for drawing and mathematics. He was a hard-working student and later received his military education at the École Polytechnique and then at the École d'Application in Metz. From 1843 to 1847 he served in Algeria, then for one year in Guadeloupe, and again from 1849 to 1852 in Algeria. West Africa In 1852 he was transferred to Senegal as sub-director of engineers, and in 1854 was promoted '' chef de bataillon'' and appointed governor of the col ...
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École Des Otages
Hostage schools were educational institutions established by the French colonizer in Senegal and French Sudan where the sons of chiefs and notables were forcibly recruited to be monitored and trained to become auxiliaries of colonial power.Elmouloud Yattara, Boubacar Séga Diallo, Une histoire du Mali Le Mali colonial, on the website Histoire-Afriquewww.histoire-afrique.org). The first hostage school was established in Saint-Louis in Senegal by Governor Faidherbe in 1855. Tools of Colonial Imperialism Context Colonization is driven by several factors. First, there is the economic aspect: Europeans want to exploit the resources of the African continent. The second aspect is demographic: seeing the population increase significantly, explorers want to discover new lands to settle in. Finally, one of the most important aspects, which still sparks debates today, is the cultural aspect. Indeed, the conquerors want to impose their way of life, beliefs, and cultures on their coloni ...
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Ibrahima Diallo (politician)
Ibrahima Diallo (born 1915 in Sedhiou, Senegal) was a Senegalese politician who served in the French Senate The Senate (, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly (France), National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. It is made up of 348 senators (''sénateurs'' and ... from 1956 to 1958. References page on the French Senate website Senegalese politicians French senators of the Fourth Republic 1915 births 1971 deaths People from Sédhiou region Senators of French West Africa {{senegal-politician-stub ...
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Assane Seck
Assane Seck (1 February 1919 – 27 November 2012) was a Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...ese politician from Fogny. He served as Foreign Minister of Senegal from 1973–1978. He was said to be "forced into political retirement". Works *''La Moyenne Casamance. Étude de géographie physique'', 1955 *(in collaboration with Alfred Mondjannagni), ''L'Afrique occidentale'', 1967 *''Les grandes villes d'Afrique et de Madagascar : Dakar'', 1968 *''Dakar, métropole ouest-africaine'', 1970 (thèse) *''Sénégal, émergence d'une démocratie moderne, (1945-2005) : un itinéraire politique'' (préface de Djibril Samb), 2005 Bibliography *Assane Seck, ''Sénégal. Émergence d’une démocratie moderne (1945-2005). Un itinéraire politique'', Karthala, Pa ...
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Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea to Guinea–Senegal border, the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. It also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a wet season, rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost and has a population of around 18 million. The state is a Presidential system ...
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Madior Cissé
Madior may refer to: * Mame Madior Boye Mame Madior Boye (; born 7 December 1940)"Mame Madior Boye" ...