Baba Sy
Male, Deceased Person
1935 – 1978
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Who was Baba Sy?
Baba Sy was a Senegalese draughts player and the first world champion from Africa.
He is said to have been "discovered" by a French player visiting Dakar. In 1959 Baba Sy won the French championship in Châtellerault. A dispute in 1963-64 World Championship was undecided by his death in a car accident in 1978, but he was posthumously declared victor in 1986. The matter caused some debate over the years.
He is sometimes seen as a pioneer who paved the way for other African players.
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