Lat Jor | |
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Damel-Teigne | |
Predecessor | Majojo |
Successor | Samba Lawbe Fall |
Born | c. 1842 Keur Amadou Yalla |
Died | 26 December 1886 Dekhele | (aged 43–44)
House | Guedj maternal dynasty |
Father | Sahewer Sohna Mbay Diop |
Mother | Ngoné Latir Fal |
Religion | Islam (Tijaniyyah) |
Lat Jor Ngoné Latir Jop (Wolof: Lat Joor Ngoone Latiir Joop; French: Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop; c. 1842–1886) was a nineteenth-century damel (king) of Cayor, a Wolof state that is today in Sénégal. He is today a national hero of Senegal for his resistance to French colonialism.