Zalika Souley

Zalika Souley
Zalika Souley
Born	7 October 1947
Died	27 July 2021
Nationality	Nigerien
Occupation	actress
Years active	1947 - 2021
Notable work	Le Retour d'un aventurier

Zalika Souley (7 October 1947 – 27 July 2021^[1]) was a Nigerien actress, the first sub-Saharan movie actress,^[2] and one of the pioneering actresses of African cinema.^[3]

^ Zalika Souley, doyenne of African cinema, dies at 74
^ Abdourahmane Idrissa; Samuel Decalo (2012). "Souley, Zalika". Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-8108-7090-1.
^ Gbadamassi, Falila (15 November 2019). "Les comédiennes africaines ont désormais leur association après une assemblée historique en Côte d'Ivoire" [African actresses now have their association after a historic assembly in the Ivory Coast] (in French). France Info. Cette assemblée et cette 8e édition du Festilag ont été l'occasion de rendre hommage aux actrices pionnières du cinéma africain [...] la Nigérienne Zalika Souley [This assembly and this 8th edition of Festilag were an opportunity to pay tribute to the pioneering actresses of African cinema [...] the Nigerien Zalika Souley]

[1] Zalika Souley, doyenne of African cinema, dies at 74

[IdrissaDecalo2012-2] Abdourahmane Idrissa; Samuel Decalo (2012). "Souley, Zalika". Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-8108-7090-1.

[3] Gbadamassi, Falila (15 November 2019). "Les comédiennes africaines ont désormais leur association après une assemblée historique en Côte d'Ivoire" [African actresses now have their association after a historic assembly in the Ivory Coast] (in French). France Info. Cette assemblée et cette 8e édition du Festilag ont été l'occasion de rendre hommage aux actrices pionnières du cinéma africain [...] la Nigérienne Zalika Souley [This assembly and this 8th edition of Festilag were an opportunity to pay tribute to the pioneering actresses of African cinema [...] the Nigerien Zalika Souley]

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