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Léopold Sédar Senghor (Leopold Sedar Senghor)

  • Joal-Fadiouth: October 9, 1906 celebration
  • Verson: December 20, 2001 celebration
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    Leopold Sedar Senghor  

  • flag Country

    Senegal, France  

  • wc Gender

    Male  

  • badge Full Name

    Léopold Sédar Senghor (Leopold Sedar Senghor)

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Joal-Fadiouth: October 9, 1906  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Verson: December 20, 2001  

  • language Official Website

     

  • groups Political Party

    1. French Section of the Workers' International
    2. Socialist Party of Senegal
     

  • verified Position Held

    1. member of the French National Assembly
    2. President of Senegal
    3. chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity
    4. senator of the Community
    5. Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
    6. seat 16 of the Académie française
     

  • school Education

    1. École Normale Supérieure
    2. Faculty of Arts of Paris
    3. Lycée Louis-le-Grand
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. International Nonino Prize (1985)
    2. Golden Wreath (1975)
    3. Distinguished Africanist Award (1994)
    4. honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1966)
    5. Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1978)
    6. honorary doctor of the University of Padua
    7. Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize (1983)
    8. Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
    9. Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
    10. doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1961)
    11. honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
    12. honorary doctorate from ENS (1992)
    13. doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1979)
    14. Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
    15. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1961)
    16. Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association (1968)
    17. Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire (1996)
    18. anniversary medal at the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Empire
    19. Roger Nimier Prix
    20. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1982)
    21. Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
    22. honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-II (1982)
    23. honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1964)
    24. Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX (1962)
    25. Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (1978)
    26. honorary doctorate of Salzburg University
    27. Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (1975)
    28. Prince Pierre Award (1977)
    29. honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University (1980)
    30. honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux (1966)
    31. Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1973)
    32. Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion
    33. Prix Guillaume Apollinaire (1974)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Oeuvre poétique
    2. Éthiopiques
    3. Hosties noires
     
  • first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001) | International Nonino Prize (1985), Golden Wreath (1975), Distinguished Africanist Award

1. Alberto Garzón (Alberto Garzon)

  • Logroño: October 9, 1985 celebration

Spanish politician & economist | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2024) | Universidad de Málaga, Complutense University of Madrid | Logroño: October

2. Ihar Sluchak

  • Sviacilavičy: October 9, 1984 celebration

Belarusian jurist | Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal (2018) | Francišak Skaryna Homiel State University, University of Tartu, Gomel State

3. Stepan Barna

  • Nahirianka: October 9, 1979 celebration

Ukrainian historian, economist, public and political figure, soldier | Medal For Military Service to Ukraine, Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada, Person of the Year

4. Vladimir Yastrebchak

  • Tiraspol: October 9, 1979 celebration
  • Tiraspol: May 11, 2024 deceased

Transnistrian politician (1979–2024) | Order of Friendship, Order of Honour and Glory, Medal "Participant in Transnistrian peacekeeping operations"

5. Karine Elharar

  • Jaffa: October 9, 1977 celebration

Israeli politician | Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (2017) | Washington College of Law | Jaffa: October 9, 1977 - Versoix: July 11, 1957 | Karine Elharar

6. Tom Perriello

  • Charlottesville: October 9, 1974 celebration

U.S. politician | Eagle Scout | Yale Law School, St. Anne's-Belfield School, Yale University | Charlottesville: October 9, 1974 - Cold Spring Harbor: December 19, 1968

7. Čedomir Antić (Cedomir Antic)

  • Belgrade: October 9, 1974 celebration

Serbian historian | North American Society for Serbian Studies (2006) | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bristol | Belgrade: October

8. Alexander Iltyakov

  • Kurgan: October 9, 1971 celebration

Russian politician (*1971) | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Medal to Participant in Military Operations in Syria, jubilee medal

9. Chan Chun Sing

  • Singapore: October 9, 1969 celebration

Singaporean politician (born 1969) | Asia's Most Influential Singapore (2021) | University of Cambridge, Sloan Fellows Program, MIT Sloan School of Management

10. José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes (Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes)

  • Valencia: October 9, 1968 celebration

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2021) | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, University of Valencia | Valencia: October 9, 1968

11. Mona Keijzer

  • Edam: October 9, 1968 celebration

Dutch politician (born 1968) | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2022) | University of Amsterdam | Edam: October 9, 1968 - Moscow: January 18, 1984 | Mona

12. David Cameron

  • Marylebone: October 9, 1966 celebration

British politician (born 1966) | Officer of the Legion of Honour, Big Brother Awards (2013), Dostyk Order of grade I, Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud

13. Baltaş Tursymbaev (Baltas Tursymbaev)

  • Sherbakulsky District: October 9, 1962 celebration
  • August 14, 2022 deceased

Kazakh politician, former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture, Akim of Kostanay Region | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Kurmet | Omsk State

14. Hugh Robertson

  • Canterbury: October 9, 1962 celebration

British politician (born 1962) | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (2014), Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

15. Feleti Teo

  • Tuvalu: October 9, 1962 celebration

Prime Minister of Tuvalu since 2024 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | University of Canterbury, Australian National University | Tuvalu: October

16. Izabella Teixeira

  • Brasília: October 9, 1961 celebration

Environment Minister of Brazil | Champions of the Earth (2013) | University of Brasília | Brasília: October 9, 1961 - Rishon LeZion: August 20, 2004

17. Nina Pacari

  • Cotacachi Canton: October 9, 1961 celebration

Ecuadorian politician and judge | Order of Antonio José de Irisarri (2003) | Central University of Ecuador | Cotacachi Canton: October 9, 1961 - Moscow: July 12, 2014

18. Aleksey Orlov

  • Elista: October 9, 1961 celebration

Kalmyk politician | Order of Friendship | Moscow State Institute of International Relations | Elista: October 9, 1961 - March 4, 1920 | Aleksey Orlov | Elista

19. Boris Nemtsov

  • Sochi: October 9, 1959 celebration
  • Moscow: February 27, 2015 deceased

Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician (1959–2015) | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class (2006), Order of Liberty (2015), Medal of the

20. Yuriy Boyko

  • Horlivka: October 9, 1958 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Hero of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State (2004), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th

21. Helen Kilpatrick

  • Guernsey: October 9, 1958 celebration

British civil servant (born 1958), Governor of the Cayman Islands from September 2013 | Order of the Bath | King's College | Guernsey: October 9, 1958 - January 1, 1981

22. Ivan Kulabuhov

  • October 9, 1958 celebration

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order of Honour, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class | Belgorod State

23. Piotr Uszok

  • Mikołów: October 9, 1955 celebration

Polish politician | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

24. Pilar García Negro (Pilar Garcia Negro)

  • Lugo: October 9, 1953 celebration

Galician writer | University of Santiago de Compostela | Lugo: October 9, 1953 - Madrid: April 17, 1987 | Pilar García Negro - María Pilar García Negro

25. Greg Aplin

  • Northern Rhodesia: October 9, 1952 celebration

Australian politician | General Service Medal | University of Cape Town | Northern Rhodesia: October 9, 1952 - Hyvinkää: October 10, 1922 | Greg Aplin

26. Vyacheslav Novikov

  • Krugloye, Voronezh Oblast: October 9, 1948 celebration
  • Moscow: February 28, 2014 deceased

Russian politician (1948-2014) | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Voronezh

27. Lindsay Tisch

  • Auckland: October 9, 1947 celebration

New Zealand politician | Companion of the Queen's Service Order (2017), New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal | Lincoln University | Auckland: October 9, 1947

28. Claudio Aranzadi

  • Bilbao: October 9, 1946 celebration

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1993) | Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Bilbao, University of Paris | Bilbao: October

29. Sophie Leung

  • Macau: October 9, 1945 celebration

Hong Kong politician | Gold Bauhinia Star, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Silver Bauhinia Star | University of Illinois system | Macau: October 9

30. Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy

  • United Kingdom: October 9, 1944 celebration

politician (born 1944) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Durham University | United Kingdom: October 9

31. Trent Lott

  • Grenada: October 9, 1941 celebration

United States Senator from Mississippi | Doublespeak Award (1997) | University of Mississippi, University of Mississippi School of Law | Grenada: October 9

32. Heinz Fischer

  • Graz: October 9, 1938 celebration

Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938) | Decoration for Exceptional Merits (2011), Order of Stara Planina without swords, 1st class

33. Ivan Shabunin

  • Novoanninsky: October 9, 1935 celebration
  • Volgograd: September 20, 2006 deceased

Russian scientist and politician (1935-2006) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Medal "For Labour Valour", honorary citizen

34. Roland Nungesser

  • Nogent-sur-Marne: October 9, 1925 celebration
  • Saint-Mandé: March 30, 2011 deceased

French politician (1925-2011) | Commander of the Legion of Honour (2007), Officer of the Legion of Honour (2002) | Sciences Po | Nogent-sur-Marne: October 9

35. Edgard Pisani

  • Tunis: October 9, 1918 celebration
  • 7th arrondissement of Paris: June 20, 2016 deceased

French politician (1918-2016) | Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros (1964), Knight of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945 | Lycée

36. Chien Wei-zang

  • Wuxi: October 9, 1912 celebration
  • Shanghai: July 30, 2010 deceased

Chinese scientist (1912-2010) | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955), HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award (1997) | University of

37. Donald Coggan

  • Highgate: October 9, 1909 celebration
  • Winchester: May 17, 2000 deceased

Archbishop of Canterbury; and of York; Bishop of Bradford (1909-2000) | Order of St. Vladimir the Equal-to-the-Apostles (first class), Royal Victorian Chain (1980)

38. Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone

  • London: October 9, 1907 celebration
  • London: October 12, 2001 deceased

British judge, politician and Cabinet minister (1907–2001) | Order of the Garter, Order of the Companions of Honour (1974) | Eton College, Christ Church

39. Horst Wessel

  • Bielefeld: October 9, 1907 celebration
  • Berlin: February 23, 1930 deceased

SA officer (1907-1930) | Golden Party Badge | Köllnisches Gymnasium | Bielefeld: October 9, 1907 - Berlin: February 23, 1930 | Horst Wessel | Bielefeld

40. Léopold Sédar Senghor (Leopold Sedar Senghor)

  • Joal-Fadiouth: October 9, 1906 celebration
  • Verson: December 20, 2001 deceased

first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001) | International Nonino Prize (1985), Golden Wreath (1975), Distinguished Africanist Award

41. Ivan Ivanovich Artobolevski

  • Moscow: October 9, 1905 celebration
  • Moscow: September 21, 1977 deceased

Russian mechanical engineer (1905–1977) | James Watt International Medal (1967), Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

42. Ivan Lyudnikov

  • Siedove: October 9, 1902 celebration
  • Moscow: April 22, 1976 deceased

Soviet military commander (1902-1976) | Medal "Brotherhood in Arms", Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Order of Suvorov, 2nd class

43. Mikhail Kazakov

  • Velikusha: October 9, 1901 celebration
  • Moscow: December 25, 1979 deceased

Soviet military commander (1901-1979) | Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy", Order of Suvorov, 1st class, Order of the Red Banner, Order of

44. Alberto Fermín Zubiría (Alberto Fermin Zubiria)

  • Montevideo: October 9, 1901 celebration
  • Montevideo: October 4, 1971 deceased

President of Uruguay (1901-1971) | Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | University of the Republic

45. Giovanni Battista Stucchi

  • Monza: October 9, 1899 celebration
  • Predazzo: August 31, 1980 deceased

Italian politician (1899–1980) | Giovannino d'oro | University of Pavia | Monza: October 9, 1899 - Predazzo: August 31, 1980 | Giovanni Battista Stucchi

46. Ivan Yumashev

  • Tbilisi: October 9, 1895 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: September 2, 1972 deceased

Soviet defence minister (1895-1972) | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Red Banner, Hero of the Soviet

47. Ricardo Montequi Díaz de Plaza (Ricardo Montequi Diaz de Plaza)

  • El Barco de Ávila: October 9, 1893 celebration
  • Santiago de Compostela: October 29, 1979 deceased

Spanish politician (1893-1979) | honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux (1962), Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Sanidad (1964), Grand Cross of the Civil

48. Victor Klemperer

  • Gorzów Wielkopolski: October 9, 1881 celebration
  • Dresden: February 11, 1960 deceased

German philologist (1881-1960) | Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver, F.-C.-Weiskopf-Preis (1960), Geschwister-Scholl-Preis (1995), Honorary doctor of the

49. Ernest Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe

  • Didsbury: October 9, 1879 celebration
  • Withington: October 3, 1960 deceased

British industrialist, politician and public servant (1879-1960) | Knight Bachelor (1932) | Pembroke College, Rugby School | Didsbury: October 9, 1879

50. Roger Battaglia

  • Bochnia: October 9, 1873 celebration
  • Kraków: May 17, 1950 deceased

Polish lawyer and economist of Italian origin | Gold Cross of Merit | Law Faculty of Lviv University | Bochnia: October 9, 1873 - Kraków: May 17, 1950 | Roger

51. Walter Murray

  • Malmö: October 9, 1871 celebration
  • February 5, 1957 deceased

Swedish politician, cabinet minister and county governor (1871-1957) | Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau, King Gustav V's 70 year anniversary award

52. Nikolay Mansurov

  • October 9, 1870 celebration
  • Kasimov: November 13, 1918 deceased

politician (1870-1918) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class (1906), Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class (1905) | Moscow State University | October 9, 1870

53. Vasiliy Williams

  • Moscow: October 9, 1863 celebration
  • Moscow: November 11, 1939 deceased

Russian agronomist (1863-1939) | Order of Lenin, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class, Hero of Labour, Order of the Red Banner

54. Leonard Wood

  • Winchester: October 9, 1860 celebration
  • Boston: August 7, 1927 deceased

5th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1860-1927) | Victory Medal, Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal | Georgia Tech, Pierce Academy, Harvard Medical School

55. Myron Timothy Herrick

  • Huntington Township: October 9, 1854 celebration
  • Paris: March 31, 1929 deceased

American politician (1854–1929) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1921) | Oberlin College, Ohio

56. Tsubaki Shin'ichirō (Tsubaki Shin'ichiro)

  • October 9, 1850 celebration
  • September 10, 1935 deceased

Japanese educator and bureaucrat | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class | Tokyo University of Education | October 9, 1850 - September 10, 1935 | Tsubaki

57. Nikolay Muraviev

  • Kostroma: October 9, 1850 celebration
  • Rome: December 14, 1908 deceased

Russian politician (1850-1908) | Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of the White Eagle, Order of Saint Anna, 1st

58. Gustaf Lagerbring

  • October 9, 1847 celebration
  • Alingsås stadsförsamling: July 12, 1921 deceased

politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden (1847–1921) | Order of the Polar Star - Commander's Grand Cross (1907), Royal Order of the Sword (1898)

59. Nikolaos Zorbas

  • Athens: October 9, 1844 celebration
  • Athens: June 25, 1920 deceased

Hellanic Army officer (1844-1920) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Hellenic Military Academy | Athens: October 9, 1844 - Athens: June 25, 1920 | Nikolaos

60. Josef Jireček (Josef Jirecek)

  • Vysoké Mýto: October 9, 1825 celebration
  • New Town: November 25, 1888 deceased

Czech member of Czech council, ethnographer, linguist and literature historian (1825-1888) | honorary citizen of Chrudim (1871), Order of the Iron Crown

61. Georg Waitz

  • Flensburg: October 9, 1813 celebration
  • Berlin: May 24, 1886 deceased

German historian for history of law and medieval studies (1813-1886) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, honorary degree, Bavarian Maximilian Order

62. Jakob Wilhelm Sprengtporten

  • Hyltinge parish: October 9, 1794 celebration
  • Hyltinge parish: September 29, 1875 deceased

Swedish politician | Royal Order of the Seraphim (1849) | Uppsala University | Hyltinge parish: October 9, 1794 - Hyltinge parish: September 29, 1875 | Jakob

63. Charles Williams-Wynn

  • October 9, 1775 celebration
  • London: September 2, 1850 deceased

British politician (1775-1850) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Christ Church, Westminster School | October 9, 1775 - London: September 2, 1850 | Charles

64. David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield

  • October 9, 1727 celebration
  • September 1, 1796 deceased

British politician (1727-1796) | Order of the Thistle | Christ Church, Westminster School | October 9, 1727 - September 1, 1796 | David Murray, 2nd Earl of

65. Jean-Baptiste de Belloy

  • France: October 9, 1709 celebration
  • Paris: June 10, 1808 deceased

Catholic cardinal (1709-1808) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | College of Sorbonne | France: October 9, 1709 - Paris: June 10, 1808 | Jean-Baptiste de

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