Mamadou Dia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mamadou Dia

Prime Minister of Senegal

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1910

Place of Birth: Khombole, Thiès Region, Senegal

Date of Death: 25-Jan-2009

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: France, Senegal

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Mamadou Dia (18 July 1910 – 25 January 2009) was a Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was planning to stage a military coup to overthrow President Léopold Sédar Senghor.