Alioune Sarr

Alioune Sarr
BornSeptember 1, 1908
Foundiougne, Senegal
DiedJuly 12, 2001
Kaolack, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Occupation(s)Historian, author, politician, (president of the regional assembly of sine-saloum)
Known forHistory
Notable workHistoire du Sine-Saloum

Alioune Sarr (September 1, 1908[1] – July 12, 2001 [citation needed]) was a Senegalese historian, author and politician whose family gained prominence in the Serer precolonial Kingdom of Sine and Saloum around the 14th century. They also made up the "sulbalƃe" class of Futa Toro (all in present-day Senegal).[2][3] Sarr was born at Foundiougne. His father (Koly Samba Sarr) was a former Chief of Foundiougne, Gandoune, former head of the constituency of Ndiaye-Ndiaye and former prime minister of Diognick in Senegal. Although Sarr was a prominent politician like his father during the colonial era, he is best known as a historian and author especially after his famous work Histoire du Sine-Saloum which was officially published in 1949 and peer reviewed by historians.[4][5]

  1. ^ Kalidou Diallo, Le syndicalisme dans l'enseignement public en Afrique occidentale française, 1903–1960, L'Harmattan, 2011 ISBN 978-2-296-56044-4. p. 359
  2. ^ Diouf, Niokhobaye. "Chronique du royaume du Sine." Suivie de notes sur les traditions orales et les sources écrites concernant le royaume du Sine par Charles Becker et Victor Martin. (1972). Bulletin de l'Ifan, Tome 34, Série B, n° 4, (1972). pp 707–709
  3. ^ Oumar Kane. La première hégémonie peule: le Fuuta Tooro de Koli Ten̳ella à Almaami Abdul. KARTHALA Editions, 2004. ISBN 2-84586-521-X. p 282.
  4. ^ Sarr (introduction: Becker), pp 11–12
  5. ^ Klein, 277