# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/amadou-mahtar-m-bow
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:38:25.904Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/amadou-mahtar-m-bow"
name: "Amadou Mahtar M'Bow"
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description: "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 1987."
tagline: "Senegalese politician (1921–2024)"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1921-03-20"
deathDate: "2024-09-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump