Lamine Diakhate
Senegalese diplomat (1928-1987)
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Lamine Diakhate (September 16, 1928 in Saint-Louis – 1987) was a Senegalese author, poet and literary critic of the négritude school, who served his country as a politician and diplomat.
Early life and education
Diakhate was born in Saint-Louis, Senegal. He attended schools in Louga and Saint-Louis before becoming a student at the universities of Katibougou (Sudan), Dakar (Senegal), and Paris. He gained diplomas in Oriental Languages, Phonetics, and General Linguistics.
Career
Journalism
After his university studies, Diakhate was trained as a journalist and editor, and occupied important positions in Paris and Dakar. He became chief of the Information Department of SORAFOM (the Société de Radiodiffusion de la France d’Outre-Mer) in Paris, and director of Radiodiffusion du Sénégal (SORAFOM and the government of Senegal) as well as director of the Information Department of Radio de la Fédération du Mali. Lamine Diakhate published a large number of newspaper articles in journals like Afrique en Marche (Paris), Condition Humaine (Dakar), Dakar Matin or Le Soleil (Dakar).
Diplomacy
As a close collaborator of Léopold Sédar Senghor, he was made chief of Senghor's presidential cabinet (Chef du Cabinet de la Présidence du Sénégal) and Minister of Information, Telecommunication, and Tourism. Later he also served as Ambassador of Senegal to Nigeria, the Kingdom of Morocco, and as Permanent Counsellor or Permanent Vice Delegate of Senegal (Conseiller ou Délégué Permanent Adjoint du Sénégal) to the UNESCO in Paris.
Literature, editing and criticism
As a black African author and poet writing in French, Diakhate was one of the leading figures of the Négritude school.
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