Amadou Cissé Dia (2 June 1915 – 1 November 2002) was a Senegalese politician and playwright.
Biography Born in Saint-Louis, Senegal, he wrote plays in French including Les Derniers Jours de Lat Dior, which concerns a griot's praise for Lat-Dior.African literature in French: a history of creative writing in French from ... by Dorothy S. Blair, pg 103 In politics, Dia served as the second President of the National Assembly from 1968 to 1983, and as Minister of the Interior. He was reportedly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in the year Willy Brandt won.The Palm Beach Post - Oct 21, 1971
He died in Dakar on 1 November 2002 at the age of 87.
Plays La mort du Damel Les derniers jours de Lat Dior
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