アフリカ史
Thiam was born in Kaffrine on 26 February 1937. Thiam became an Associate Professor of History at the University of Dakar in October 1974, and was one of the participants in the "General History of Africa" project by the UNESCO. A union leader for 20 years he was imprisoned under President Léopold Sédar Senghor for attempting to organize the country's intellectuals.