Léopold Sédar Senghor
French resistance fighterphilosopherpoetpoliticianwriter
Who was Léopold Sédar Senghor?
Senegal's first president (1960-1980) and acclaimed poet who co-founded the Négritude literary movement celebrating African culture and identity.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Léopold Sédar Senghor (CC BY-SA 4.0).