Only rhythm brings about a poetic short-circuit and transforms the copper into gold, the words into life.
Léopold Sédar Senghor Quotes
I chose my black people struggling, my country people, all country people, in the world.
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| Birth: | 9th October, 1906 |
| Death: | 20th December, 2001 |
| Nationality: | Senegalese |
| Profession: | Poet, Politician |
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Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who for two decades served as the first president of Senegal. Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. Before independence, he founded the political party called the Senegalese Democratic Bloc. He is regarded by many as one of the most important African intellectuals of the 20th century.
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