Abdoulaye Mamani

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Poet and novelist

Places

Nigeria

Activist Screenwriter Poet Writer Journalist Trade unionist

Work field

Activism Film, TV, Stage & Radio Journalism Literature

Gender

Male

Place of birth

Zinder

Death

31 May 1993 People who died on this day

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Biography

Abdoulaye Mamani (1932–1993) was a Nigerien poet, novelist and trade unionist.

Biography

Mamani was born in 1932 in Zinder, Niger. He was a trade unionist. In 1980 he published his novel Sarraounia, based on the real-life Battle of Lougou between Azna queen Sarraounia and French Colonial Forces. To write the book, he used written archives as well as oral histories. The novel was adapted into a 1986 film (also called Sarraounia) by director Med Hondo. Mamani died in a car accident in 1993 between Zinder and Niamey.

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