Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof (in
Gambian English
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; or Fode Juuf in
Serer) was the last king of
Saloum. He reigned as
Maad Saloum from 1935 to 1969. His royal title ''Maad Saloum'' means King of Saloum in Serer.
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) (1968), p. xv, [Brigaud, Félix, ''Histoire du Sénégal: Des origines aux traités de protectorat, Volume 1'', Éditions Clairafrique (1964), p. 35, 65-7][Bâ, Abdou Bouri, ''Essai sur l’histoire du Saloum et du Rip'', Avant-propos par Charles Becker et Victor Martin, Publié dans le Bulletin de l']Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire
IFAN (I.F.A.N., Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire or Fundamental Institute of Black Africa
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, Tome 38, Série B, , (Oct 1976),
His residence was at
Guinguinéo.
[''Guid'A.O.F.: L'Afrique occidentale française cercle par cercle'', Agence de distribution de presse (1953), p. 195] Like many of the
Serer kings during
their medieval dynastic history, Fode was a member of the noble
Joof patriclan and the
Guelwar matriclan—the two dynastic families who have reigned in
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and Saloum for centuries. Both his parents were of Guelowar
matrilineage. He was a member of the
Keway Begay clan. Keway Begay was one of three sisters whose maternal descendants reigned in Saloum for several centuries. Fode was the son of King of Saloum—
Ndeneh Jogop Joof (Fr. ''Ndéné Diogop Diouf'') and
Lingeer Ngouye Ndour, the Queen of Saloum, later Queen Mother. On his paternal side, he was of the noble
Joof family who have reigned in precolonial
Senegambia
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since
lamanic times. His father was from Diagnel where Fode was born. On his maternal side, he was from Selik which is the village of the male descendants of the founder of the Guelowar dynasty in Saloum—
Maad Saloum Mbegan Ndour (reigned: 1493). Fode was a veteran of
World War I, an
Officer of the Legion of Honor, and commander of the
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. He was Chief of the
cantons of Kolobane, Laghem,
Ndoukoumane, Pakala and Mandakh, and eventually Chief of the province of
Kahone. He was advisor to
independent Senegal. His death in 1969—almost simultaneous with that of
Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof—the last
Maad a Sinig (King of
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), ended the reign of the great and noble Joof and Guelowar dynasties.
[Bâ, p. 14]
Other spelling
#Fodé N'Gouye Diouf (
Senegalese French variation)
#Fodé Diouf
#Fodé Ngouye Diouf
#Fode Ngui Joof (
Gambian English
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spelling variation)
See also
*
Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof
*
Serer maternal clans
*
Faye family
*
Teigne
*
Kingdom of Baol
Notes and references
Bibliography
*Ba, Abdou Bouri, ''Essai sur l’histoire du Saloum et du Rip'' (avant-propos par Charles Becker et Victor Martin), ''Bulletin de l'IFAN'', tome 38, série B, numéro 4, octobre 1976. pp. 10–11, 14, 27
*Klein, Martin A., ''Islam and Imperialism in Senegal: Sine-Saloum, 1847-1914'',
Leland Stanford Junior University (
Edinburgh University Press
Edinburgh University Press is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
History
Edinburgh University Press was founded in the 1940s and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh ...
) (1968), p. xv,
*Brigaud, Félix, ''Histoire du Sénégal: Des origines aux traités de protectorat, Volume 1'', Éditions Clairafrique (1964), p. 35, 65-7
*
Sarr, Alioune, ''Histoire du Sine-Saloum'' (Sénégal). Introduction, bibliographie et notes par Charles Becker. Version légèrement remaniée par rapport à celle qui est parue en 1986–87, p. 233
*''Guid'A.O.F.: L'Afrique occidentale française cercle par cercle'', Agence de distribution de presse (1953), p. 195
*Seck, Mamadou Falla, ''Sur les pistes du Bas-Saalum'', Centre africain d'animation et d'échanges culturels (1992), p. 104,
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