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Thiaw
Thiaw is a common surname among the Serer people of West Africa (Senegal and the Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...). Notable people with the surname include: * Daniel Thiaw (1937–2018), Senegalese sprinter * Ibrahim Thiaw (born 1957), Mauritianian public servant * Issa Thiaw (born 1992), Senegalese football coach and former player * Issa Laye Thiaw (1943–2017), Senegalese historian, theologian and author on Serer culture * Malick Thiaw (born 2001), German football player * Mame Thiaw (born 1986), Senegalese football player * Mohamed Thiaw (born 1995), Senegalese football player * Pape Thiaw (born 1981), Senegalese football coach and former player * Rama Thiaw (born 1978), Senegalese filmmaker and screenwriter References Surnames of Serer orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malick Thiaw
Malick Laye Thiaw (; born 8 August 2001) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Serie A club AC Milan and the Germany national football team, Germany national team. Mainly a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back, he can also play as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back or Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. Club career In his childhood Thiaw played for TV Kalkum-Wittlaer, a club in his native Düsseldorf. He then played for the youth teams of Fortuna Düsseldorf, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen, and Borussia Mönchengladbach. In 2015 he joined the youth academy of FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04. He made his professional debut with Schalke in a 1–1 draw against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, TSG Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on 7 March 2020. AC Milan On 29 August 2022, Thiaw moved to Italy joining Serie A club A.C. Milan, AC Milan on a contract until 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama Thiaw
Rama Thiaw (born April 30, 1978) is a Senegalese filmmaker and screenwriter. She is known for her 2009 documentary ''Boul Fallé, la Voie de la lutte'' and her most recent documentary ''The Revolution Won’t be Televised'' (2016). Personal life and education Rama Thiaw was born April 30, 1978, in Nouakchott, Mauritania to Mauritanian and Senegalese parents. Thiaw spent her first five years in Nouakchott (Quartier 5), before going to Pikine, in the suburb of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. After her parents’ divorce, she began splitting her time living in Senegal and France. Thiaw obtained a master's degree in International Economics at the Sorbonne in Paris. She then began to develop an interest in cinema, which led her to receive a diploma in filmmaking from the University of Paris 8 and later on, another master's degree at the University of Paris 3 at Censier Daubenton. Career After completing her post-secondary education, Thiaw met with Algerian filmmaker Mohamed Boumar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Thiaw
Ibrahim Thiaw is a Mauritanian public servant who has been serving as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) since 2019. Early life and education Born in 1957 in Tékane, Mauritania, Thiaw holds an advanced degree in forestry and forest product techniques. Career Thiaw worked in his country's Ministry of Rural Development for 10 years before joining the World Conservation Union (IUCN), where he served ten years holding different positions. Thiaw joined the United Nations in 2007 as Director of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). From 2013 to 2018, he was Deputy Executive Director of UNEP at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, under the leadership of successive Executive Directors Achim Steiner and Erik Solheim. He was appointed to this position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 2 August 2013. In this capacity, he played a key role in shapin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Thiaw
Mohamed Thiaw (born January 24, 1995) is a Senegalese soccer player. Career College Born in Dakar, Senegal, Thiaw moved to Lexington, Kentucky as a 15-year-old where he attended Bryan Station High School and after graduation attended Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, where he played OCCAC soccer for two seasons and scored 41 goals in 34 appearances. He was a two-time All-America selection for his performances at Cincinnati State. Thiaw transferred to the University of Louisville in 2016 and played for the Cardinals for two seasons, scoring 20 goals in 41 appearances. Professional On January 10, 2018, Thiaw was selected 35th overall by the San Jose Earthquakes during the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He was officially signed by the club on March 1, 2018, and immediately sent on loan to San Jose's USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC, alongside fellow SuperDraft pick Danny Musovski. Thiaw made his first professional appearance on March 24, 2018, as a 77th minute substitution for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issa Laye Thiaw
Issa Laye Thiaw (1943 – 10 September 2017)''Obituary of Professor Issa Laye Thiaw'' : "Our special tribute to Professor Issa Laye Thiaw", by The Seereer Resource Centre, Seereer Radio and Seereer Heritage Press. Published: 11 September 201 was a Senegalese historian, theologian and author on Serer religion, Serer tradition and history. Born into a Serer family, himself the son of a Serer High Priest (Saltigue), Thiaw is a specialist in the Serer religion. He was a former researcher at the Centre d’études des civilisations (CEC; Centre for Studies in Civilizations) of Dakar. Some of Thiaw's works include: *Issa Laye Thiaw. ''La femme Seereer'', Sénégal, 2005, Sociétés africaines et diaspora. Edition L'harmattan, *Issa Laye Thiaw. "La religiosité Seereer, avant et pendant leur Islamisation." In: ''Ethiopiques'', No. 55 (1992)János Riesz, Papa Samba Diop, Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink, Ute Fendler, Christoph Vatter. Littératures et sociétés africaines, p. 483. Gunter Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issa Thiaw
Mame Seydina Issa Laye Thiaw (born 12 October 1992), commonly known as Issa Thiaw, is a Senegalese professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of Finnish club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in Ykkönen. lansi-savo.fi, 18 October 2024 Club career Issa started his career at RS Yoff from Senegal, then played in for various and |
Serer People
The Serer people (''Serer language, Serer proper'': Seereer or Sereer) are a West African ethnoreligious groupGastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Petit traité de matrilinarité. L'accumulation dans deux sociétés rurales d'Afrique de l'Ouest'', Cahiers ORSTOM, série Sciences Humaines 4 (1985) [in] Gastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Matrilineages, Economic Groups and Differentiation in West Africa: A Note'', O.R.S.T.O.M. Fonds Documentaire (1988), pp 1, 2–4 (pp 272–4), 7 (p 277/ref>Marguerite Dupire, Dupire, Marguerite, ''Sagesse sereer: Essais sur la pensée Ndut people, sereer ndut'', KARTHALA Editions (1994). For ''tim'' and ''den yaay'' (see p. 116). The book also deals in depth about the Serer matriclans and means of succession through the matrilineal line. See pp. 38, 95–99, 104, 119–20, 123, 160, 172–74,/ref> They fought against jihads in the 19th century, and subsequently opposed French colonial rule - resulting in Serer victory at the famous Battle of Djilass (13 May 1859), and the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pape Thiaw
Pape Bouna Thiaw (born 5 February 1981) is a Senegalese professional football coach and a former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of the Senegal national football team. Playing career He played for several clubs in France, Switzerland and Spain, as well as Dynamo Moscow in Russia on a six-month loan from Strasbourg. He played for Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He scored 5 goals for his country. Coaching career Thiaw was the manager of the Senegal A' national team that won the 2022 African Nations Championship. African Nations Championship limits the squads to players from the domestic league. The main Senegal squad that participates in the FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations and includes players from the foreign clubs is managed by Aliou Cissé. Pape Thiaw was appointed coach of the Senegal national football team on December 13, 2024. Managerial statistics Honours Manager Senegal * African Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Thiaw
Daniel Alexandre Thiaw (14 April 1937 – 24 November 2018) was a Senegalese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... References External links * 1937 births 2018 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Senegalese male sprinters Olympic athletes for Senegal Place of birth missing 20th-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea to Guinea–Senegal border, the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. It also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a wet season, rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost and has a population of around 18 million. The state is a Presidential system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gambia
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.Hoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A–Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publications. p. 11. . Its territory is on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the centre of the country and empties into the Atlantic. The national namesake river demarcates the elongated shape of the country, which has an area of and a population of 2,769,075 people in 2024 which is a 47% population increase from 2013. The capital city is Banjul, which has the most extensive metropolitan area in the country. The second and third-largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama. Arab Muslims, Arab Muslim merchants traded with indigenous West Africans in The Gambia throughout the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
