"Birago Diop (11 December 1906 - 10 November 1989) was a Senegalese poet and story-teller, whose work restored the general interest in African folktales and promoted him into one of the most outstanding African francophone writers. A renowned veterinarian, diplomat and leading voice of the N\u00E9gritude literary movement, Diop exemplified the \"African renaissance man\"."@en . "1989Z"^^ . . "1906Z"^^ . . "Senegalese poet, storyteller and diplomat" . "Birago Isma\u00EBl Diop"@en . . "1989-11-10Z"^^ . "non_performing_personnel" . "1906-12-11Z"^^ . "Birago Diop"@en . . . . "Diop, Birago Ishmael (full name)"@en . "Diop, Birago"@en . . "1989-11-25Z"^^ .