List of Famous people named Awa

Here are some famous Awas:

Awa Thiam

First Name Awa
Born on March 31, 1950 (age 74)

Awa Thiam is a Senegalese politician, academic, writer, and activist. She serves as Senegal's Director of the National Center for Assistance and Training of Women under the Ministry of Women and Children. She is an advocate against female genital mutilation (FGM), which she speaks on in her 1978 book La Parole aux négresses. She has a body of work published internationally, in both French and English. In 1982, she founded the Commission pour l'Abolition des Mutilations Sexuelles, which fights for the abolition of FGM. Thiam is among the women featured in the anthology Daughters of Africa.

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Awa Diop

First Name Awa
Born on May 1, 1948
Died on July 21, 2021 (aged 73)
Born in Senegal, Dakar

Awa Diop was a Senegalese politician and an early militant of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS). She was a deputy in the National Assembly and a minister under the presidency of Abdoulaye Wade.

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Awa no tsubone

First Name Awa
Died on December 20, 1227
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Awa Ly

First Name Awa
Born on January 4, 1977 (age 47)

Awa Ly is a French singer, songwriter, and actress of Senegalese origin who lives in Rome, Italy. She has released three studio albums, Modulated (2009), Five and a Feather (2016), and Safe and Sound (2020). As an actress, she played in several movies, including Black and White (2008), La nostra vita (2010), and Escort in Love (2011).

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