Maiga-Ka, Aminata (1940–)

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Maiga-Ka, Aminata (1940–)

Senegalese novelist. Name variations: Rokhayatou Aminata Maïga Ka. Born Jan 11, 1940, in St-Louis, Senegal; studied in Senegal, France, and US; m. Abdou Anta Ka; children: 6.

Worked as English teacher and then filled several high level positions in UNESCO and Senegalese government; served as technical advisor to Ministry of Education, member of Central Committee of Socialist Party, and Senegalese Cultural Attaché in Rome, Italy; works include La voie du salut suivi de Le miroir de la vie (1985), En votre nom au mien (1989), and Brisures de vies (1998).

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