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There was a great Senegalese poet, a West African Man named Birago Diop. I was wondering if anyone knows the meaning of his first name "Birago"? Born on December 11, 1906, in Ouakam (some sources say Dakar), Senegal; died on November 25, 1989, in Dakar, Senegal; son of Ismael (a master mason) and Sokhna (Diawara) Diop; married Marie-Louise Pradére, 1934 (deceased); children: Renee, Andree. Education: École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, doctorate, 1933; attended Institut de Médecine Vétérinaire Exotique, c. 1934, and École Francaise des Cuirs et Peaux. Military Service: Nurse in military hospital in St.-Louis, Senegal, 1928-29.

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roninauteur@yahoo.com

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Thanks!

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Birago L. Gowdy-Singleton

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