Damel 2799060 160315757 2007-09-25T19:54:10Z OwenBlacker 62026 Minor edits, Replaced: {{fr}} → {{fr icon}} using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] '''Damel''' was the title of the ruler (or king) of the [[Wolof people|Wolof]] kingdom of [[Cayor]] in what is now northwest [[Senegal]], [[West Africa]]. The most well-known ''damel'' is probably [[Lat-Dior|Lat Dior Diop]] (1842-1886) who died in battle during the final French drive to capture his territory,<ref>Hale, Johnson & Belcher, 1997, p. 211.</ref> which was one of the strongest areas of resistance.<ref>Harney, 2004, p. 282.</ref> Lat Dior is a Senegalese national hero. The 30th and last Damel of Cayor, Samba Laobé Fall, was killed by the leader of a French delegation, Captain Spitzer, at [[Tivaouane]], Senegal.<ref>Crowder, 1968, p. 79.</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== *Crowder, Michael (1968). ''West Africa Under Colonial Rule''. Northwestern University Press. *Hale, Thomas A., Johnson, John William and Belcher, Stephen Paterson (1997). ''Oral Epics From Africa: Vibrant Voices From A Vast Continent''. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253211107 *Harney, Elizabeth, (2004). ''In Senghor's Shadow: Art, Politics, and the Avant-garde in Senegal, 1960-1995''. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822333953 ==External links== *[http://senegalmaur.ifrance.com/lat-dior.html Lat Dior, Le Kayor, l'impossible defi] {{fr icon}} {{Africa-royal-stub}} [[fr:Damel]]