Léopold Sédar Senghor
Acting
October 9, 1906
Died December 20, 2001 (95 years old)
Joal-la-Portugaise, Senegal
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Acting Credits
Biography
Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician of Négritude. Senghor was a proponent of African culture, black identity and African empowerment within the framework of French-African ties. He advocated for the extension of full civil and political rights for France's African territories while arguing that French Af...
Known For
Filmography
Papa Césaire
2009
as Self
10
Léon G. Damas
1995
9
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
as Self
Iba N'Diaye
1982
as Himself
30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self
6.2
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
8.5
Français, si vous saviez
1973
as Self
9.5
Prière aux Masques - De Léopold Sedar Senghor
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
8
Flame of Persia
1971
as Self
Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres
1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
as Himself
7