Amadou Cissé Dia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Senegalese politician
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Place of Birth: Saint-Louis, Senegal
About Amadou Cissé Dia
- Amadou Cissé Dia (2 June 1915 – 1 November 2002) was a Senegalese politician and playwright.
- 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.
- 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.He died in Dakar in 2002.
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