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Omar Blondin Diop depicted among other African and African American activists in a mural painted on June 15, 2020 by the Senegalese graffiti collective Radikal Bomb Shot in Dakar [Courtesy of RBS] On May 11, 1973, Senegalese revolutionary activist Omar Blondin Diop was declared dead in a prison on Gorée Island, off the coast of the Senegalese capital, Dakar. His life and tragic death have remained a potent symbol of the revolutionary struggle in Senegal. Today, his image is featuring prominently in anti-government and anti-neocolonialism protests. On March 2, 2021, just hours before Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s arrest, the Front for an Anti-Imperialist Popular and Pan-African Revolution (FRAPP), a major youth-led protest organisation, held a press conference to call for mobilisation against the “project to liquidate [opposition] activists” in Senegal. Diop’s portrait stood prominently behind the speakers at the presser. ....
Senegalese revolutionary icon Omar Blondin Diop deserves justice | Senegal On May 11, 1973, Senegalese revolutionary activist Omar Blondin Diop was pronounced dead in a prison on Gorée Island off the coast of the Senegalese capital Dakar. His tragic life and death have continued to be a powerful symbol of Senegal’s revolutionary struggle. Today, his image appears prominently in protests against the government and against neocolonialism. On March 2, 2021, just hours before the arrest of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the Front Against the People’s Imperialist Revolution and the Pan-African Africa (FRAPP), a major youth protest organization, held a press conference against the mobilization project [opposition] entrepreneurs ”in Senegal. Diop’s portrait stood out behind the press loudspeakers. ....