Léon-Gontran Damas
French poet and politician
Léon-Gontran Damas was a French poet and politician. He was one of the founders of the Négritude movement. He also used the pseudonym Lionel Georges André Cabassou. Wikipedia
Born: March 28, 1912, Cayenne, French Guiana
Died: January 22, 1978 (age 65 years), Washington, D.C.
Parents: Ernest Damas and Bathilde Damas
Spouse: Marietta Campos Damas (m. 1964–1978) and Martinican Isabelle Victoire Vecilia Achille (m. 1948–1951)
Nationality: French
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