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Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow GCIH was a Senegalese civil servant and Director-General of UNESCO. M'bow served in France and North Africa during World War II after volunteering for the French Army, also serving with the Free French, and finally in the French Air Force. After the end of the war, he studied geography at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He served at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 1953 to 1…

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politics · Senegalese politician and civil servant (1921–2024) · politician · diplomat · university teacher · civil servant · minister · also Amadou Mahtar M'Bow, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Amadou Makhtar M’Bow, Amadou Mahtar MBow, M'Bow

Born 20 March 1921 · Died 24 September 2024 · Q740168

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Won: Portugal (April 2017).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (2017).
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2024· 1 entry

Sep 24, 2024Documented record86% confidence

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Died 2024-09-24.

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2017· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2017Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (2017).

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Jun 15, 2017Documented record76% confidence

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Won: Portugal (April 2017).

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2011· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2011Documented record76% confidence

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Won: France (2011).

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Jun 15, 2011Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (2011).

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1987· 4 entries

Jun 15, 1987Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia (1987).

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Jun 15, 1987Documented record76% confidence

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Won: Spain (1987).

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1987Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Followed criticism for administrative and budgetary practices and the US withdrawal from UNESCO in 1984 (followed by the UK in 1985)

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1987Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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And celebrated his 100th birthday in March 2021

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1986· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1986Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Zamenhof award (1986).

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1983· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1983Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded honorary doctor of the Peking University (1983).

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1982· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1982Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1982).

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Jun 15, 1982Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded honorary doctor of the Paul Cézanne University (1982).

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1981· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1981Documented record84% confidence

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Earned Gold Olympic Order (1981).

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1980· 1 entry

1980Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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M'Bow was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Belgrade

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1979· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1979Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1979).

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1978· 1 entry

1978Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Made the speech "A plea for the return of an irreplaceable cultural heritage to those who created it", where he called for the restitution of cultural heritage from the northern to the southern hemisphere

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1976· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1976Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded honorary doctorate presented by The Open University (1976).

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1975· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1975Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (1975).

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Jun 15, 1975Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Sherbrooke (1975).

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1974· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1974Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: Director-General of UNESCO (1974–1987).

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1953· 1 entry

1953Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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And served as its Director-General from 1974 to 1987, being the first black African to head a United Nations organisation

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1921· 1 entry

Mar 20, 1921Documented record86% confidence

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Born 1921-03-20.

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