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A00009 - Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Senegalese Author Who Wrote "Ambiguous Adventure", a Seminal Anticolonial Novel

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  8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Cheikh Hamidou Kane Cheikh Hamidou Kane in 2008 Born 2 April 1928 Matam , French Senegal, French West Africa Died 3 October 2026 (aged 98) Dakar , Senegal Other names Sheikh Hamidou Kane; Cheik Hamidou Kane Occupation Writer Notable work L'Aventure ambiguë (1961) Awards Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire , 1962: Grand Prix des mécènes, 2019 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Sheikh Hamidou Kane (born April 3, 1928, Matam, River Region, Senegal) is a Senegalese writer best known for his autobiographical novel L’Aventure ambiguë (1961; Ambiguous Adventure ), which won the Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire in 1962. Kane received a traditional Muslim education as a youth ...
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A00008 - Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto, Indonesian Nationalist Who Became One of the Leaders of the Islamic Trade Union Which Became Sarekat Islam

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  Tjokroaminoto 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Raden Mas Haji Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto Born 16 August 1882 Ponorogo , Dutch East Indies Died 17 December 1934 (aged 52) Yogyakarta , Dutch East Indies Citizenship Indonesian Title Founder and chairman of Sarekat Islam Spouse Suharsikin Children 5 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Tjokroaminoto ( Raden Mas ) ( Hadji Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto ) (b. August 16, 1882, Desa Bakur, Madiun, Java – December 17, 1934, Jogjakarta). Indonesian political leader. Raden Mas Haji Umar Said Tjokroaminoto was born in the village of Bakur, Madiun. After completing his education he was employed as secretary to the patih of Ngawi. In 1906, he moved to Surabaya, where he became chairman of the local Budi Utomo branch. In May 1912, he entered Sarekat Islam, where he soon rose to prominence. He bec...
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