Tchicaya U Tam'si, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Tchicaya U Tam'si

Congolese writer

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1931

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1988

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Republic of the Congo

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Tchicaya U Tam'si (born Gérald-Félix Tchicaya 25 August 1931 - 22 April 1988) was a Congolese author; his pen name means "small paper that speaks for a country" in Kikongo.