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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985
Election of Léopold Sédar Senghor, September 1960
Summary
Location:
Senegal, Dakar
Date: 1960-09-05
Type: Political
Leopold Senghor, poet and statesman, was today elected unanimously as first President of the Senegalese Republic on September 5, 1960.
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