Birago Diop

Senegalese veterinarian, folklorist, diplomat, and writer (1906-1989)

Birago Ismaël Diop (11 December 1906 – 25 November 1989) was a Senegalese poet, storyteller, veterinarian, and diplomat whose work restored general interest in African folktales and was a major contribution to the Négritude literary movement.

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