Which country shares a maritime border with a different country where a poet served as a politician and diplomat?
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Lamine Diakhate Lamine Diakhate (born September 16, 1928, in Saint-Louis, Senegal - died 1987) was an author, poet and literary critic of the négritude school and has served his country as a politician and diplomat.
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Senegal Senegal ( ; French: "Sénégal" ), officially the Republic of Senegal (French: "République du Sénégal" ] ), is a country in West Africa. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal also borders The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. It is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia, and owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. The name "Senegal" comes from the Wolof "Sunuu Gaal", which means "Our Boat". Senegal covers a land area of almost 197000 km2 and has an estimated population of about /1e6 round 0 million. The climate is Sahelian, but there is a rainy season.
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Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell (9 November 1858 – 26 July 1941), known as Sir Rennell Rodd before 1933, was a British diplomat, poet and politician. He served as British Ambassador to Italy during the First World War.
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Victor Batiuk Victor Batiuk (Ukrainian: Віктор Гаврилович Батюк ) (1939 – 1996) was a Ukrainian diplomat and poet, who has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. He was the only one who knew Bengali and translated Rabindranath Tagore into Ukrainian.
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Colombia–Ecuador border The Colombia–Ecuador border is an international boundary between the territories of Colombia and Ecuador. It consists of two sections, one terrestrial and one marine, well-defined:
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Robin Fulton Robin Fulton (born 6 May 1937 on the Isle of Arran), is a Scottish poet and translator. He has lived in Stavanger, Norway, since 1973 working as a university lecturer- Fulton holds a PhD from Edinburgh University.
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Thakin Kodaw Hmaing Thakin Kodaw Hmaing (Burmese: သခင်ကိုယ်တော်မှိုင်း , ] ; 23 March 1876 – 23 July 1964) is considered one of the greatest Burmese poets, writers and political leaders in the 20th century history of Burma. He is regarded as the Father of Burmese nationalist and peace movements as well as a literary genius. His legacy and influence on the post-war generations can still be felt in both literature and the ongoing political situation in Myanmar ("Burma").
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Eddy J. Changkye Eddy J. Changkye (2 February 1924 – 31 October 1994) was a Mauritian diplomat, politician, Member of the National Assembly of Mauritius, municipal councillor, mayor, jurist, writer and poet. He was a distinguished member of the Mauritius Labour Party and served as ambassador to Paris. He was an attorney-at-law by profession and he also won recognition for his literary works.
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David Rubadiri James David Rubadiri (born 19 July 1930 in Liuli) is a Malawian diplomat, academic and poet, playwright and novelist. Rubadiri is ranked as one of Africa's most widely anthologized and celebrated poets to emerge after independence.
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Enrique Gómez Correa Enrique Gómez Correa (Talca, 1915 – Santiago de Chile, 1995) was a Chilean poet, lawyer and diplomat.
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Grace Akello Grace Akello (born 1950) is a Ugandan poet, essayist, folklorist, and politician. She is the Uganda Ambassador to Italy.
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Gonzalo Escudero Gonzalo Escudero Moscoco (Quito, September 28, 1903 – Brussels, December 10, 1971) was an Ecuadorian poet and diplomat.
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Joaquín Méndez Joaquín Méndez was a poet, journalist, politician, and a Guatemalan diplomat that work closely with President Manuel Estrada Cabrera throughout his career, which lasted from 1898 to 1920. He was the director of Tipografía Nacional de Guatemala (National Typography of Guatemala), minister of promotion, editor of "" (a magazine from the ministry of the government, its purpose was to direct the people), and he was the Guatemalan ambassador to the United States government. He represented Guatemala and as representative he signed the Treaty of Versailles after the first world war.
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Giorgos Seferis Giorgos or George Seferis (, ] ), the pen name of Georgios Seferiades (Γεώργιος Σεφεριάδης; March 13 [O.S. February 29] 1900 – September 20, 1971), was a Greek poet-diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate. He was a career diplomat in the Greek Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to the UK, a post which he held from 1957 to 1962.
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Balachandra Rajan Balachandra Rajan (March 24, 1920 – January 23, 2009) was an Indian diplomat and a scholar of poetry and poetics.
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Gwendoline Konie Gwendoline Chomba Konie (9 October 1938 – 14 March 2009) was a Zambian poet, diplomat and politician. She was the Zambian ambassador to Scandinavia, the United Nations and Germany. She formed her own party in 2000 and stood as a candidate to be the President of Zambia in 2001. When she died she was given a state funeral.
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Samer Raimouny Samer Raimouny, (Ph.D. International Relations) (Arabic: سامر الريموني) is an Anglophone Jordanian poet and a campaigner for child rights. He recited at the grand opening of the 2nd World Culture Forum and at the IPEC international day against child labor. Disciplined in Conflict Resolution and Commercial Arbitration, he has worked in Investment Consultancy, Commercial mediation and conflict management and Durable Social Entrepreneurialship in Paris, France. He also maintains a presence in intellectual circles as a poet and activist, campaigning for contemporary humanitarian issues.
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Jan Andrzej Morsztyn Jan Andrzej Morsztyn (1621–93) was a Polish poet, member of the landed nobility, and official in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was "starosta" of Zawichost, Tymbark and Kowal. He was also pantler of Sandomierz (1647–58), Royal Secretary (from 1656), a secular referendary (1658–68), and Deputy Crown Treasurer from 1668. Apart from his career at the Polish court, Morsztyn is famous as a leading poet of the Polish Baroque and a prominent representative of Marinist style in Polish literature. Over his lifetime he accumulated considerable wealth. In 1683 he was accused of treason and was forced to emigrate to France.
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Spratly Islands dispute The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute between the People's Republic of China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, concerning "ownership" of the Spratly Islands, a group of islands and associated "maritime features" (reefs, banks, cays, etc.) located in the South China Sea. The dispute is characterised by diplomatic stalemate and the employment of military pressure techniques (such as military occupation of disputed territory) in the advancement of national territorial claims. All except Brunei occupy some of the maritime features.
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Gim Yeong-rang Kim Yeong-nang (January 16, 1903 – September 29, 1950) was a Korean writer from Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, in present-day South Korea, where he spent most of his life. He participated in the Korean independence movement and as a teenager was jailed for six months in Daegu. Though he was a noted performer of traditional Korean music, he also loved classical Western music and was one of the few of his time who could read and appreciate English language poetry, Keats and Yeats being among his favorites.
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Border Police of Georgia The Border Police of Georgia (Georgian: შსს საქართველოს სასაზღვო პოლიცია) is the primary border guarding force and coast guard in the country of Georgia, and is under command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is responsible for patrolling the entire 1839 km (1142.7 mi) land border of Georgia, as well as the country's 310 km (192.6 mi) coastline and territorial waters in the Black Sea. The current chief is Maj. Gen. Dato Nikoleishvili.
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Colombia–Nicaragua relations Colombia–Nicaragua relations entail the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Nicaragua. The relationship between the two Hispanic American countries has evolved amid conflicts over the San Andrés y Providencia Islands located in the Caribbean sea close to the Nicaraguan shoreline and the maritime boundaries covering 150,000 km² that included the islands of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina and the banks of Roncador, Serrana, Serranilla and Quitasueño as well as the 82nd meridian west which Colombia claims as a border but which the International Court has sided with Nicaragua in disavowing. The archipelago has been under Colombian control since 1931 when a treaty was signed during US occupation of Nicaragua, giving Colombia control over the islands.