Moussa Diagana ( M'Bout, 1946 – 2018) was a

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writer. He studied in

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and the Sorbonne and worked in

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. He died on the night of 15 January 2018.In Memoriam Moussa Diagana
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Works

*''La Légende du Wagadu, vue par Sïa Yatabéré'', 1988 (theatre) *''Targuiya'', 2001 (theatre)

External links

La Maison des auteurs

References

1946 births 2018 deaths Ambassadors of Mauritania to Germany Mauritanian male writers Mauritanian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 21st-century dramatists and playwrights Male dramatists and playwrights People from Gorgol region 20th-century male writers 21st-century male writers {{Mauritania-writer-stub