Ngalandou Diouf (var. Galandou Diouf) (14 September 1875 - 6 August 1941) born in Saint-LouisSenegal, was the first African elected official from the advent of colonialism in the territory of French West Africa.
Diouf was born to the aristocratic Diouf family. He was of Wolof and Serer background, and as a native of one of the Four Communes of Senegal considered part of France, was granted the (nominally) full rights of French citizenship. He began his career as a schoolteacher and minor government clerk but became progressively involved in politics.
Political careeredit
Diouf was elected in 1909 to represent the commune of Rufisque at the advisory General Assembly (Conseil Général) of Saint-Louis, then capital of colonial Senegal.[1] He was an editor of the influential "La Démocratie" newspaper, and founding editor of "Le Sénégal". As a journalist and political leader, he was the political godfather of Blaise Diagne, whose fame and political success quickly supplanted Diouf's own. Diouf and Diagne finally broke in 1928 over Diouf's view that Diagne had conceded too much to French interests, and over Diouf's increasingly anti-Communist and anti- French Socialist Party views. With the death of Blaise Diagne, Ngalandou Diouf was in 1934 elected to the French National Assembly, the seat formerly held by Diagne, leading a coalition of the Centre Left, small farmers, Senegalese veterans of the French military, and followers of the Tijaniyyah Sufi brotherhood which defeated the Socialist and Mouride brotherhood coalition of Lamine Guèye, the attorney who would later carry out much of Diagne's political program.[2]
In the French National Assemblyedit
In the Assembly, Diouf joined with the Gauche indépendante (Left Independents), connected to the Parti radical-socialiste of Camille Pelletan. With the German invasion of France in 1940, Diouf did not vote against the 10 July 1940 granting of power to the collaborationist regime of Marshal Petain, having already fled. Diouf had opposed the armistice with the Germans, even drafting an appeal on 19 June 1940 with the Guadeloupean Deputies Gratien Candace and Maurice Satineau to President Albert Lebrun that called on the government to continue the war in the colonies.[3] The Massilia Deputies, a rump of 27 Assembly members, including Diouf, Édouard Daladier, Georges Mandel, Jean Zay, and Pierre Mendès-France, boarded the Massilia, a ship chartered to transport Assembly members to Casablanca, where they planned to set up a government in exile.[4] After disembarking at Port-Vendres, the group, including Diouf, were arrested by collaborationist officials, but Diouf was not deported to face trial with the leadership.
Later lifeedit
Ngalandou Diouf died in 1941. A large secondary school in Dakar and major streets in both Dakar and Saint-Louis are named for him.
Referencesedit
^Lawrence, Adria K. (2013). Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism: Anti-Colonial Protest in the French Empire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 109–110. ISBN978-1-107-03709-0.
^The Cambridge History of Africa J. D. Fage, Roland Anthony Oliver. Cambridge University Press (1977) ISBN0-521-22505-1
^Gratien Candace 1940 - Gaulliste au 19 juin 1940 / L’appel du 19 juin 2008-05-07 at the Wayback Machine.
^ (in French). memoire.net. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-10. [http://francois.delboca.free.fr/fsparlem.html List of the 26 Deputies, 1 Senator, and other personalities who fled aboard the Massila.
Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia articles fr:Ngalandou Diouf and fr:Galandou Diouf.
Lucie Gallistel Colvin. Historical Dictionary of Senegal. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ - London (1981) ISBN0-8108-1885-X
January 01, 1970
ngalandou, diouf, galandou, diouf, september, 1875, august, 1941, born, saint, louis, senegal, first, african, elected, official, from, advent, colonialism, territory, french, west, africa, photographed, december, 1936national, assembly, delegatein, office, ju. Ngalandou Diouf var Galandou Diouf 14 September 1875 6 August 1941 born in Saint Louis Senegal was the first African elected official from the advent of colonialism in the territory of French West Africa Ngalandou DioufNgalandou Diouf photographed in December of 1936National Assembly DelegateIn office 29 July 1934 6 August 1941ConstituencyFrench SenegalPersonal detailsBorn 1875 09 14 14 September 1875Saint Louis SenegalDied6 August 1941 1941 08 06 aged 65 Cannes France Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 In the French National Assembly 4 Later life 5 ReferencesEarly life editDiouf was born to the aristocratic Diouf family He was of Wolof and Serer background and as a native of one of the Four Communes of Senegal considered part of France was granted the nominally full rights of French citizenship He began his career as a schoolteacher and minor government clerk but became progressively involved in politics Political career editDiouf was elected in 1909 to represent the commune of Rufisque at the advisory General Assembly Conseil General of Saint Louis then capital of colonial Senegal 1 He was an editor of the influential La Democratie newspaper and founding editor of Le Senegal As a journalist and political leader he was the political godfather of Blaise Diagne whose fame and political success quickly supplanted Diouf s own Diouf and Diagne finally broke in 1928 over Diouf s view that Diagne had conceded too much to French interests and over Diouf s increasingly anti Communist and anti French Socialist Party views With the death of Blaise Diagne Ngalandou Diouf was in 1934 elected to the French National Assembly the seat formerly held by Diagne leading a coalition of the Centre Left small farmers Senegalese veterans of the French military and followers of the Tijaniyyah Sufi brotherhood which defeated the Socialist and Mouride brotherhood coalition of Lamine Gueye the attorney who would later carry out much of Diagne s political program 2 In the French National Assembly editIn the Assembly Diouf joined with the Gauche independante Left Independents connected to the Parti radical socialiste of Camille Pelletan With the German invasion of France in 1940 Diouf did not vote against the 10 July 1940 granting of power to the collaborationist regime of Marshal Petain having already fled Diouf had opposed the armistice with the Germans even drafting an appeal on 19 June 1940 with the Guadeloupean Deputies Gratien Candace and Maurice Satineau to President Albert Lebrun that called on the government to continue the war in the colonies 3 The Massilia Deputies a rump of 27 Assembly members including Diouf Edouard Daladier Georges Mandel Jean Zay and Pierre Mendes France boarded the Massilia a ship chartered to transport Assembly members to Casablanca where they planned to set up a government in exile 4 After disembarking at Port Vendres the group including Diouf were arrested by collaborationist officials but Diouf was not deported to face trial with the leadership Later life editNgalandou Diouf died in 1941 A large secondary school in Dakar and major streets in both Dakar and Saint Louis are named for him References edit Lawrence Adria K 2013 Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism Anti Colonial Protest in the French Empire Cambridge University Press pp 109 110 ISBN 978 1 107 03709 0 The Cambridge History of Africa J D Fage Roland Anthony Oliver Cambridge University Press 1977 ISBN 0 521 22505 1 Gratien Candace 1940 Gaulliste au 19 juin 1940 L appel du 19 juin Archived 2008 05 07 at the Wayback Machine 21 juin 1940 le Massilia quitte la France pour Alger in French memoire net Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 09 10 http francois delboca free fr fsparlem html List of the 26 Deputies 1 Senator and other personalities who fled aboard the Massila Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia articles fr Ngalandou Diouf and fr Galandou Diouf Lucie Gallistel Colvin Historical Dictionary of Senegal Scarecrow Press Metuchen NJ London 1981 ISBN 0 8108 1885 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ngalandou Diouf amp oldid 1209441818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
