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4 unusual facts about Thies


Alboury Lah

Born in Thiès, Lah began playing football for local side Rail de Thiès.

French Section of the Workers' International

Following that decision, a 11–12 June 1938 a congress of the new federation of SFIO was held in Thiès.

Frères des Hommes

Union of Farmer Groups of Méckhé (UGPM) in Senegal carries out supporting activities to provide inputs to training and socialization for young farmers in the Thiès region.

Graim in Senegal is an association that works with decentralisation and with the health and education sectors, in the Thiès region.


Bessie Awards

Designers: Charles Atlas, Power Boothe, Beverly Emmons, David Ferri, Kathryn Kaufmann, Mark Lancaster, Susanne Poulin, Stan Pressner, Philip Sandström, Jennifer Tipton, Howard S. Thies, Philip Treviño and Kyle Chepulis

Kelefa Diallo

He was a graduate of the University of Conakry and an army school in Thies, Senegal. He and several military officials were killed on February 11, 2013, when their CASA 235 crashed near the town of Charlesville, near Harbel, Liberia, about 8 kilometers away from Roberts International Airport.

Lehar Region

The Lehar (Serer & Laalaa : Laah or Laa, other variants : Lâ or Léhar) is a Region in the western part of Senegal, located in north of Thies.

Louis Fred Pfeifer

Lieutenant J.S. McKean, with a rope around his waist, was next into the sail room, followed by Private Louis F. Thies (Pfiefer) and Seaman Thomas Cahey.

Students without Borders: Afrique 2007

Since then, the students have partnered themselves with the community of M'Bour, Thiès Senegal in Western Africa and are currently working on a variety of programs there related to the three pillars of the project: Health, Education and Microeconomy.

Thies Christophersen

Thies Christophersen (27 January 1918 in Kiel – 13 February 1997 in Molfsee), a farmer by upbringing, was a prominent German Holocaust denier.

Thiès Region

The Thiès Region has always been occupied by the Serer people since the ancient Serers and their ancestors.


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