Seydou Badian Kouyaté

Seydou Badian Kouyaté (wey dem born April 10, 1928 – die December 28, 2018) be Malian writer den politician. Na he write de lyrics for Mali ein national anthem, "Le Mali".

 Early life den education 
Born insyd Bamako, Kouyaté study medicine at de University of Montpellier insyd France before returning to Mali.

 Career 
Unda President Modibo Keïta, na Seydou Badian Kouyaté write de words for Mali ein national anthem, “Le Mali”. Insyd de Plan wey dem launch on 17 September 1962, dem appoint am as Minister for Economic plus Financial Coordination. But afta de coup d’état wey happen for 1968 wey bring Moussa Traoré come power, dem deport am go Kidal, den later exile am go Dakar insyd Senegal. From de start, he bin dey work close plus de Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (US-RDA), but dem sack am from de party for 1998 sake of say he oppose one part of dema plan wey talk say make dem no recognize some institutions wey take part for de elections wey people challenge.

Kouyaté be person wey pipol know international as writer too; even before Mali gain ein independence, for 1957, he publish ein first novel, Sous l’orage. Afta dat, he write two more novels: Le Sang des masques for 1976, den Noces sacrées for 1977. For 2007, he release anoda novel, La Saison des pièges.

Insyd March 2018, dem award Seydou Badian de Grand Prix des Mécènes of de GPLA 2017, as respect for all de work wey he do for literature.GPLA 2017 Winners: Bamenda online

 Works 

 1957 : Sous l’orage
 1962 : La Mort de Chaka
 1965 : Les Dirigeants africains face à leurs peuples, Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire
 1976 : Le Sang des masques
 1977 : Noces sacrées
 2007 : La Saison des pièges, Nouvelles éditions ivoiriennes and Présence africaine

 Awards 

 Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire
 Grand Prix des Mécènes (GPLA 2017).

 References 

Category:1928 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:Malian people
Category:Human
Category:Malian novelists
Category:People wey komot Bamako
Category:National anthem writers
Category:Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally politicians
Category:Malian expatriates insyd Senegal
Category:Economy ministers of Mali
Category:Male novelists
Category:Malian male writers
Category:Malian exiles
Category:20th-century novelists
Category:21st-century novelists
Category:20th-century male writers
Category:21st-century male writers
Category:21st-century Malian people
Category:Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire winners

Category:University of Montpellier alumni