Seydou Badian Kouyaté
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Mali |
| Family name | Kouyaté |
| Ein date of birth | 10 April 1928 |
| Place dem born am | Bamako |
| Date wey edie | 28 December 2018 |
| Place wey edie | Bamako |
| Kiddie | Lamine Badian Kouyaté |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | French |
| Writing language | French |
| Ein occupation | writer, politician, novelist, minister |
| Educate for | University of Montpellier |
| Political party ein member | Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally |
| Award e receive | Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire, Q65157078 |
Seydou Badian Kouyaté (wey dem born April 10, 1928 – die December 28, 2018) be Malian writer den politician.[1] Na he write de lyrics for Mali ein national anthem, "Le Mali".
Early life den education
[edit | edit source]Born insyd Bamako, Kouyaté study medicine at de University of Montpellier insyd France before returning to Mali.
Career
[edit | edit source]Unda President Modibo Keïta, na Seydou Badian Kouyaté write de words for Mali ein national anthem, “Le Mali”. Insyd de Plan wey dem launch on 17 September 1962, dem appoint am as Minister for Economic plus Financial Coordination. But afta de coup d’état wey happen for 1968 wey bring Moussa Traoré come power, dem deport am go Kidal, den later exile am go Dakar insyd Senegal. From de start, he bin dey work close plus de Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (US-RDA), but dem sack am from de party for 1998 sake of say he oppose one part of dema plan wey talk say make dem no recognize some institutions wey take part for de elections wey people challenge.
Kouyaté be person wey pipol know international as writer too; even before Mali gain ein independence, for 1957, he publish ein first novel, Sous l’orage. Afta dat, he write two more novels: Le Sang des masques for 1976, den Noces sacrées for 1977. For 2007, he release anoda novel, La Saison des pièges.
Insyd March 2018, dem award Seydou Badian de Grand Prix des Mécènes of de GPLA 2017, as respect for all de work wey he do for literature.[2]
Works
[edit | edit source]- 1957 : Sous l’orage
- 1962 : La Mort de Chaka
- 1965 : Les Dirigeants africains face à leurs peuples, Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire
- 1976 : Le Sang des masques
- 1977 : Noces sacrées
- 2007 : La Saison des pièges, Nouvelles éditions ivoiriennes and Présence africaine
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire
- Grand Prix des Mécènes (GPLA 2017).[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Chronologie Mali". clio.fr. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ↑ GPLA 2017 Winners: Bamenda online
- ↑ Intellectuelle, Palabre (2018-03-13). "Actualités AFRIQUE :: Afrique: SEYDOU BADIAN Awarded Grand Prix des Mécènes 2017 :: AFRICA News". camer.be (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-12.
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- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- 1928 births
- 2018 deaths
- Malian people
- Human
- Malian novelists
- People wey komot Bamako
- National anthem writers
- Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally politicians
- Malian expatriates insyd Senegal
- Economy ministers of Mali
- Male novelists
- Malian male writers
- Malian exiles
- 20th-century novelists
- 21st-century novelists
- 20th-century male writers
- 21st-century male writers
- 21st-century Malian people
- Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire winners
- University of Montpellier alumni