Ahmadou Mahtar Mbow — Director of UNESCO

1974–1987 · Dakar

In 1974, Ahmadou Mahtar Mbow, born in Dakar in 1921, was elected Director-General of UNESCO in Paris. He is the first African to have led this international organisation. For thirteen years, he championed equal access to culture and education in the world. He left office in 1987.

Sources

• UNESCO — hommage à Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow

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