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Portrait or photograph of Blaise Diagne: Portrait de M. Blaise Diagne, député du Sénégal : photographie de presse

Virtual Memorial

Blaise Diagne

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Blaise Diagne, remembered for Senegalese politics, French parliament, Civic rights.

1872 - 1934Dakar, Senegal
Portrait or photograph of Blaise Diagne: "Candace, député de la Guadeloupe et Diagne" : photographie de presse [Blaise Diagne à gauche]
"Candace, député de la Guadeloupe et Diagne" : photographie de presse [Blaise Diagne à gauche] Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Blaise Diagne Is Remembered

Blaise Diagne is remembered for senegalese politics, french parliament, civic rights. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Blaise Diagne.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Dakar, Senegal is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Blaise Diagne's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Blaise Diagne was a French Senegalese politician who was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1914 to 1934, representing the Four Communes of French Senegal. He was the first person of full West African descent to be elected to the Chamber of Deputies and the first to hold a position in the French government.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Blaise Diagne: Référence bibliographique : Mondial, 7415 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20MPP Image de presse Couverture :

Référence bibliographique : Mondial, 7415 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20MPP Image de presse Couverture : 13 février 1933 Langue : français Éditeur : diff. par l'Agenc

Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Blaise Diagne: Sujet : Diagne, Blaise (1872-1934) -- Portraits Brévié, Jules (1880-1964) -- Portraits Doumer, Paul (1857-1932) -- Port

Sujet : Diagne, Blaise (1872-1934) -- Portraits Brévié, Jules (1880-1964) -- Portraits Doumer, Paul (1857-1932) -- Portraits Africains -- Paris (France) -- Palais de l'Élysée Afriq

Agence Rol, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Blaise Diagne: Sujet : Diagne, Blaise (1872-1934) -- Portraits Brévié, Jules (1880-1964) -- Portraits Doumer, Paul (1857-1932) -- Port

Sujet : Diagne, Blaise (1872-1934) -- Portraits Brévié, Jules (1880-1964) -- Portraits Doumer, Paul (1857-1932) -- Portraits Africains -- Paris (France) -- Palais de l'Élysée Afriq

Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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