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Mariama Bâ

Born: April 17, 1929
Died: August 17, 1981 (aged 52)
Bio: Mariama Bâ was a Senegalese author and feminist, who wrote in French. Born in Dakar, she was raised a Muslim. At an early age she came to criticise what she perceived as inequalities between the sexes resulting from African traditions.