Blaise Diagne
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Blaise Diagne was a pioneering Senegalese politician and statesman, notable as the first Black African elected to the French National Assembly and a key figure in early 20th-century West African political history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blaise Diagne canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
citizenship rights for Senegalese inhabitants of the Four Communes
ⓘ
greater political representation for Africans in French institutions ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
French colonial politics
ⓘ
West African politics ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Blaise Diagne International Airport
ⓘ
streets and public places in Senegal ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented | Four Communes of Senegal ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Senegal ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
French Equatorial Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
French Cameroon
|
| countryOfResidence |
France
ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1872-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-05-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École des Frères de Ploërmel (Senegal) ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1914 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serer people ⓘ |
| familyName | Diagne ⓘ |
| givenName | Blaise ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Senegalese ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Blaise Diagne International Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Blaise Diagne International Airport (named after him)
|
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Wolof ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for political rights of inhabitants of the Four Communes
ⓘ
being a pioneering Black African figure in French politics ⓘ first Black African elected to the French National Assembly ⓘ role in recruitment of African soldiers for France during World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork | Loi Blaise Diagne ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parentOf | Raoul Diagne ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War I (as political recruiter for French army) ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial empire political system ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Gorée Island
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surface form:
Gorée
|
| placeOfDeath | Cameroon ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | French Section of the Workers' International ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
French colonial administrator in West Africa
ⓘ
Mayor of Dakar ⓘ Member of the French National Assembly ⓘ Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies of France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Blaise Diagne International Airport
subject surface form:
Blaise Diagne International Airport
subject surface form:
Blaise Diagne International Airport