Senegalese people in France
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 300,000 |
Senegalese people in France (French: Les sénégalais en France) consist of migrants from Senegal and their descendants living and working in France.
History
Before World War II
Before
universities.[2]
There were also Senegalese domestic workers in France at that time.[3]
After World War II
From the late 19th to the early 20th centuries, the
climate change. Because there were few industries in Senegal, people emigrated to France to find jobs.[4]
The first wave of Senegalese immigration to France took place, like other sub-Saharian waves, around 1964.[5]
Notable people
- Patrick Vieira, footballer
- Abdou Diallo, footballer
- Ibrahima Diallo, footballer
- Bafétimbi Gomis, footballer
- Aïssa Maïga, actress
- Benjamin Mendy, footballer
- MHD, rapper
- Omar Sy, actor
- Rama Yade, politician
- Mamadou Sakho, footballer
- Ferland Mendy, footballer
- Youssouf Sabaly, footballer
- Kalidou Koulibaly, footballer
- Édouard Mendy, footballer
- Bernard Mendy, footballer
- Akon, singer
See also
- France-Senegal relations
- French people in Senegal
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "L'immigration africaine en France : regards des autres et repli sur soi" (PDF). www.politique-africaine.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "L'Immigration Senegalaise en France, de 1914 a 1993 : Etude de l'Implantation et du Role des Confreries Musulmanes Senegalaises". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ "L'Immigration Senegalaise en France, de 1914 a 1993 : Etude de l'Implantation et du Role des Confreries Musulmanes Senegalaises". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Eclairage - Page 1". Vie publique.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-27.
