ABOUT MAMADOU DIA
Politician who became the Prime Minister of Senegal in 1957. In 1962 he was removed from office and imprisoned for allegedly planning a coup to overthrow the president.
He studied at Ecole William Ponty and served in the French Senate.
He was a radical socialist who often disagreed with President Senghor while serving as Prime Minister.
He was born in Kombole.
He was accused of planning to overthrow President Leopold Sedar Senghor .
