Bernard Binlin Dadié

Ivorian writer and politician (1916-2019) · Ivory Coast · On the map · Writers · Died at 103

Bernard Binlin Dadié was an Ivorian novelist, playwright, poet, and governmental administrator. Starting in 1957, he held many governmental positions in the Côte d'Ivoire, including Minister of Culture from 1977 to 1986.

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Father Gabriel Dadié

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Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire1965

Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II

Grand Officer of the National Order of the Ivory Coast

Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class

Order of La Pléiade

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Ivory Coast

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