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Mamadou
Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad. In Francophone countries, the name is sometimes uses as a slur towards people of African descent. Academics *Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese professor of West African history at Columbia University Arts and music *Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975), Malian ''kora'' player *Mamadou Diop (musician) (born 1954), Senegalese rhythm guitarist and band leader * Mamadou Konte (died 2007), Senegalese music producer * Mamadou "Jimi" Mbaye (1957-2025), Senegalese guitarist Government * Mamadou (mansa), ruler of the Mali Empire * Mamadou Blaise Sangaré (born 1954), Malian politician, president of the Social Democratic Convention *Mamadou Boye Bah (1930-2009), Guinean economist and politician * Mamadou Kamara Dékamo (born 1949), Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat * Mamadou Dembelé (1934-2016), Malian politician *Mama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad (name)
Muhammad () is an Arabic given male name meaning 'praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the Semitic root#Triconsonantal roots, triconsonantal Semitic languages, Semitic root Ḥ-M-D. Other spellings of the name include Muhammed, Muhamad, Mohammad, Mohammed, Mahammad, Maxammed, Mehemmed, Mehemmet, Mohamad, Mohamed, Mehmet, Mahometus, Mamadou, and a variety of other ways. Believed to be the most popular name in the world, by July 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys. The name has been banned for newborn children in the Xinjiang region of China since 2017, as well as for the Ahmadis in Pakistan, Ahmadi community in Pakistan. Lexicology The name ' is the standard, primary Romanization of Arabic, transliteration of the Arabic given name, , that comes from the Arabic Voice (grammar), passive participle of ''ḥammada'' (), ''praise'', and further from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Danso
Mamadou "Futty" Danso (born April 27, 1983) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Career College and amateur Danso was recruited to play soccer for North Carolina Wesleyan College and also went on to play two years of college soccer at Southern Polytechnic State University, where he was a two-time All-Southern States Athletic Conference selection. Danso became SPSU’s first All-America selection in 2008, after leading the conference in scoring with 19 goals, and finished his college career with 35 goals in total. During his college years Danso also played in the USL Premier Development League for Cary RailHawks U23s. Professional Danso was acquired by Major League Soccer (MLS) club D.C. United via the waiver ranking order, having left college early to turn professional, but was transferred to Portland Timbers of the USL First Division in April 2009 without ever signing a contract with MLS. Danso made his professional debut on April 25, 2009, comi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Dia
Mamadou Dia (18 July 1910 – 25 January 2009) was a Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was planning to stage a military coup to overthrow President Léopold Sédar Senghor. Biography Early life and education Of rural origin, Mamadou Dia was born in Khombole, in the Thiès Region, Thies Region of Senegal, on 18 July 1910. His father, a veteran turned into a policeman, played a key role in transmitting the faith of Sufi islam, Sufi Islam to his son and was an important example of rectitude for Dia. A former pupil of the Blanchot elementary school in Saint-Louis, Dia began his more formal education in a Quranic school and transitioned into receiving a Western education at the ''École normale supérieure William Ponty, École William Ponty, ''the principal training ground of the elite in French Africa in the 1920s and 30s. Bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Diabaté
Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975) is a Malian musician known for his work with the kora. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording several albums. Life and career Diabaté was born in Kita, Mali, a town relatively near to Mali's capital of Bamako, known for its artistic and cultural prominence within the Manding community of West Africa.Gesret, Céline (2010)Mamadou Diabaté: "Si crees en tus decisiones, crees en tu destino", ''La Vanguardia'', July 30, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013 He was born into a family of griots, with his father, Djelimory n'fa Diabaté, also a kora musician and a member of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali. He began playing the kora, a 21-string instrument used extensively in West Africa, at a very young age, performing at various public events in his country and was becoming somewhat of a regional celebrity by that time as well.Fink, MattMa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Bah
Mamadou Diouldé Bah (born 25 April 1988) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for US Raon-l'Étape. He played for the Guinea national team from 2008 to 2012. Club career Born in Conakry, Bah began his career at Friguiabé FC before joining Athlético de Coléah in 2005. After one year, he left the club and joined the RC Strasbourg youth squad in 2006. On 31 August 2010, Bah moved to VfB Stuttgart. However, he failed to find a regular first team place. On 4 September 2011, in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ethiopia, he broke his left hand. Until the end of the 2012–13 season, Stuttgart decided not to offer him an extended contract leaving him a free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under a contract at present .... On 5 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Tandja
Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was List of heads of state of Niger, President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNSD's presidential candidate in 1993 and 1996 before being elected to his first term in 1999. While serving as President of Niger, he was also Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States from 2005 to 2007. Tandja was of mixed Fula people, Fula and Soninke people, Soninke ethnicity. He was the first President of Niger who was not ethnically Hausa people, Hausa or Zarma people, Djerma. Following a 2009–2010 Nigerien constitutional crisis, constitutional crisis in 2009, which was caused by Tandja's efforts to remain in office beyond his term, he was ousted by the military in a 2010 Nigerien coup d'état, coup d'état on 18 February 2010. Early life, 1974 coup, the Kountché regime and the MNSD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Diop (musician)
Mamadou Diop, also known as Modou Diop, is a Senegalese performing artist, now living in the United States. With his trademark West African rhythm guitar he has performed with the likes of Thione Seck, Baaba Maal, Jimi Mbaye, Orchestre Baobab, Nicolas Menheim, Papa Seck, the Grand Soda Mama, and many other notable musicians from West Africa. Through his music, he has traveled the world, finally settling in New England just north of Boston, Massachusetts in Salem 1996. During his musical career in Senegal, Mamadou contributed his talents to support many other professional musicians, both seasoned and well-known artists and up-and-coming artists alike. When he arrived in the United States he formed his own band of musicians. Formed in 1998, the group was known as "Mamadou Diop and the Jolole Band". In 2000, the ensemble simplified their name to " MAMADOU". Mamadou performs regularly with the band MAMADOU, showcasing his unique brand of dance music Dance music is music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Koulibaly
Mamadou Koulibaly (born 21 April 1957) is an Ivorian politician, Chairman of LIDER (Liberté et Démocratie pour la République), a classical liberal political party he founded in July 2011. Previously, he was President of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire from 2001 to 2011, Minister of the Budget in 2000 and Minister of Economy and Finance from 2000 to 2001. For years, he was leading member of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), briefly leading the party in an interim capacity in 2011 before quitting it. Political career A Muslim and a native of the north of Côte d'Ivoire,"After the phoney war" ''Africa Confidential'', volume 45, number 7, 2 April 2004. Koulibaly was born at Azaguié-Gare and studied economics, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Diouf (historian)
Mamadou Diouf is the Leitner Family Professor of African Studies, the Director of Institute for African Studies, and a professor of Western African history at Columbia University. He also serves as director of the Institute of African Studies at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (SIPA) and has been instrumental in its recent reorganization. Diouf holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Before teaching at Columbia, he taught at the University of Michigan and at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. Diouf also serves on the editorial board of several academic journals, including the '' Journal of African History'', '' Psychopathologie Africaine'', and ''Public Culture''. His research interests include the urban, political, social, and intellectual history of colonial and postcolonial Africa. His most recent books are ''La Construction de l’Etat au Sénégal'', written with M. C. Diop & D. Cruise O’Brien and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Camara (footballer, Born 1988)
Mamadou Camara (born 6 April 1988) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Camara started his career with Chamois Niortais, and was brought into the Niort team at the start of the 2008–09 season. He went on to play over 30 times in his first campaign, including one appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue, when Niort lost 2–1 to Créteil. On 26 July 2009, it was announced that despite Niort's relegation from the Championnat National, Camara had signed a contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2010. On 23 January 2010, he scored his first league goal in the 1–1 draw with Albi at the Stade René Gaillard. In August 2014, Camara signed a one-year contract with Strasbourg. In June 2019, Camara joined Bourg-en-Bresse. Personal life Born in France, Camara is of Senegalese descent. Career statistics Honours Le Puy * Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Dembelé
Mamadou Dembelé (21 January 1934 – 9 October 2016) was a Malian physician and politician. Dembelé served as Prime Minister of Mali This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. The prime minister heads the Council of Ministers of Mali, Council of Ministers. A total of seventeen people have served as ... from 6 June 1986 to 6 June 1988 under President Moussa Traoré. He was a member of the Democratic Union of the Malian People and responsible for the repression of the 1979–80 student movements. He died on 9 October 2016 at the age of 82. Dembélé was to have a state funeral at the paternal home in Darsalam, followed by interment at the cemetery of Hamdallaye on Tuesday 11 October 2016. References 1934 births 2016 deaths Democratic Union of the Malian People politicians Prime ministers of Mali Malian physicians 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Alimou Diallo
Mamadou Alimou Diallo (born 2 December 1984 in Conakry) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers .... External links TFF* 1984 births Living people Footballers from Conakry Guinean men's footballers Men's association football defenders Guinea men's international footballers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Belgian Pro League players Süper Lig players Satellite FC players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Sivasspor footballers Diyarbakırspor footballers AS Kaloum Star players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey {{Guinea-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
