Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof (in

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; or Fode Juuf in Serer) was the last king of

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. He reigned as

Maad Saloum Maad Saloum (variations :Maad a Saloum, Mad Saloum, Maat Saloum, Bour Saloum, Bur Saloum, etc.) means king of Saloum, in the Serer language. The ancient Kingdom of Saloum now part of present-day Senegal was a pre-colonial Serer kingdom. Their ...

from 1935 to 1969. His royal title ''Maad Saloum'' means King of Saloum in Serer.Klein, Martin A., ''Islam and Imperialism in Senegal: Sine-Saloum, 1847-1914'',

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) (1968), p. xv, Brigaud, Félix, ''Histoire du Sénégal: Des origines aux traités de protectorat, Volume 1'', Éditions Clairafrique (1964), p. 35, 65-7Bâ, Abdou Bouri, ''Essai sur l’histoire du Saloum et du Rip'', Avant-propos par Charles Becker et Victor Martin, Publié dans le Bulletin de l' Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire, Tome 38, Série B, No. 4, (Oct 1976), His residence was at Guinguinéo.''Guid'A.O.F.: L'Afrique occidentale française cercle par cercle'', Agence de distribution de presse (1953), p. 195 Like many of the Serer kings during their medieval dynastic history, Fode was a member of the noble Joof patriclan and the Guelwar matriclan—the two dynastic families who have reigned in

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and Saloum for centuries. Both his parents were of Guelowar matrilineage. He was a member of the Keway Begay clan. Keway Begay was one of three sisters whose maternal descendants reigned in Saloum for several centuries. Fode was the son of King of Saloum— Ndeneh Jogop Joof (Fr. ''Ndéné Diogop Diouf'') and

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Ngouye Ndour, the Queen of Saloum, later Queen Mother. On his paternal side, he was of the noble

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who have reigned in precolonial

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since lamanic times. His father was from Diagnel where Fode was born. On his maternal side, he was from Selik which is the village of the male descendants of the founder of the Guelowar dynasty in Saloum— Maad Saloum Mbegan Ndour (reigned: 1493). Fode was a veteran of

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, an

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, and commander of the national order of merit. He was Chief of the

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of Kolobane, Laghem, Ndoukoumane, Pakala and Mandakh, and eventually Chief of the province of Kahone. He was advisor to independent Senegal. His death in 1969—almost simultaneous with that of Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof—the last Maad a Sinig (King of

), ended the reign of the great and noble Joof and Guelowar dynasties.Bâ, p. 14

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ese French variation) #Fodé Diouf #Fodé Ngouye Diouf #Fode Ngui Joof (

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*Ba, Abdou Bouri, ''Essai sur l’histoire du Saloum et du Rip'' (avant-propos par Charles Becker et Victor Martin), ''Bulletin de l'IFAN'', tome 38, série B, numéro 4, octobre 1976. pp. 10–11, 14, 27 *Klein, Martin A., ''Islam and Imperialism in Senegal: Sine-Saloum, 1847-1914'',

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) (1968), p. xv, *Brigaud, Félix, ''Histoire du Sénégal: Des origines aux traités de protectorat, Volume 1'', Éditions Clairafrique (1964), p. 35, 65-7 * Sarr, Alioune, ''Histoire du Sine-Saloum'' (Sénégal). Introduction, bibliographie et notes par Charles Becker. Version légèrement remaniée par rapport à celle qui est parue en 1986–87, p. 233 *''Guid'A.O.F.: L'Afrique occidentale française cercle par cercle'', Agence de distribution de presse (1953), p. 195 *Seck, Mamadou Falla, ''Sur les pistes du Bas-Saalum'', Centre africain d'animation et d'échanges culturels (1992), p. 104, {{authority control Serer royalty Joof family Maad 1969 deaths *Monarchs

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