Alioune Sarr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alioune Sarr

Senegalese historian

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1908

Place of Birth: Foundiougne Department, Fatick, Senegal

Date of Death: 12-Jul-2001

Profession: politician, historian, Sine-Saloum

Nationality: Senegal

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alioune Sarr (September 1, 1908 – July 12, 2001) was a Senegalese historian, author and politician whose family gained prominence in the Serer precolonial Kingdom of Sine and Saloum around the 14th century.
They also made up the "sulbal?e" class of Futa Toro (all in present-day Senegal).
Sarr was born at Foundiougne.
His father (Koly Samba Sarr) was a former Chief of Foundiougne, Gandoune, former head of the constituency of Ndiaye-Ndiaye and former Prime Minister of Diognick in Senegal.
Although Sarr was a prominent politician like his father during the colonial era, he is best known as a historian and author especially after his famous work Histoire du Sine-Saloum which was officially published in 1949 and peer reviewed by historians.