Omar Diop

Biography

Omar Blondin Diop was a West-African anti-imperialist philosopher and revolutionary from Senegal and Mali, born in Niamey, Niger on September 18, 1946. He became a prominent figure in the May 68 uprising in France and underground opposition to Léopold Sédar Senghor in Senegal, known for his work as an actor in Jean-Luc Godard's "La chinoise" (1967). Diop was imprisoned in 1973 after planning the freeing of detained comrades, leading to national and international outrage. He died in custody that year.