Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, writer, politician and first President of the Republic of Senegal (1960-1980). He is the first African to sit at the French Academy. His poetry is essentially symbolist, based on the chanting of the incantatory word and which earned him the nickname of « President-Poet » is built on the hope of creating a Civilisation of the Universal, uniting traditions beyond their differences. He deepens the concept of Negritude of which he is a co-founder.