Armand-Pierre Angrand
Encyclopedia
Armand Pierre Angrand was a Senegal
ese politician, nobleman and writer and mayor of Gorée
and Dakar
in 1934. Son of Leopold Angrand (1859-1906), descendant of a prominent Métis Signares Goree. Grand son of Pierre Angrand (1820 -?), a rich merchant and shipowner and Helene de Saint-Jean (1826 - 1859), granddaughter of Estoupan of St. John, who signed the capitulation of Gorée 1758 against the British.
He wrote a basic guide for the Europeans (French, Wolof Manual, foreword by Theodore Monod),. Armand-Pierre Angrand was also a correspondent in the Senegal Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) movement founded by Marcus Garvey
.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese politician, nobleman and writer and mayor of Gorée
Gorée
Île de Gorée Île de Gorée Île de Gorée (i.e. "Gorée Island"; is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. "commune of arrondissement") of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is a island located at sea from the main harbor of Dakar ....
and Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
in 1934. Son of Leopold Angrand (1859-1906), descendant of a prominent Métis Signares Goree. Grand son of Pierre Angrand (1820 -?), a rich merchant and shipowner and Helene de Saint-Jean (1826 - 1859), granddaughter of Estoupan of St. John, who signed the capitulation of Gorée 1758 against the British.
He wrote a basic guide for the Europeans (French, Wolof Manual, foreword by Theodore Monod),. Armand-Pierre Angrand was also a correspondent in the Senegal Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) movement founded by Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH was a Jamaican publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League...
.