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Apr 04, 1928 Senegal Died on 13 Jan 2007 (aged 78)
Senegalese politician
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About Augustin Diamacoune Senghor
- Father Augustin Diamacoune Senghor (4 April 1928 – 13 January 2007) was a Roman Catholic priest and a leading figure in the Casamance independence movement (see Casamance Conflict) from Senegal.
- He served as director of the Saint-Louis of Ziguinchor Seminary (Séminaire Saint-Louis de Ziguinchor) from 1972 until 1975. Senghor was born in Senghalène, Casamance, Senegal in 1928.
- His father, Mathieu Diamacoune Senghor, a Serer, was one of the founding members and active militants of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc (French: Bloc Démocratique Sénégalais (BDS)) of President Senghor.
- His mother, Marthe Badiate is a Jola.After spending five years in a Senegalese prison, Senghor became the leader of the Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance (MFDC), Casamance's main rebel movement. Senghor signed a peace agreement with the government of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade in 2004.
- However, several factions of the MFDC refused to participate in the peace deal and continued their fighting.
- This division has deeply divided Casamance's independence movement.Analysts say that the death of Father Senghor may make reaching a permanent peace deal in Casamance much more difficult.
- The Senegalese government will need to find a new head of the rebel and separatist movement to negotiate with in Senghor's place.
- However, this will not be easy, as the separatist movement has splintered into rival factions since the 2004 peace agreement.
- Incidents of violence has also increased in 2006.
- In late December 2006, the president of the Ziguinchor regional council was assassinated.
- The Senegalese government blamed Casamance's rebels.
