Mame Diarra Bousso
Murid saint, mother of Ahmadu Bamba
About Mame Diarra Bousso
Lived 1833 – 1866 (aged 32–33). Mame Diarra Bousso was a Senegalese sufi.
Mame Diarra Bousso (1833–1866) was a Sufi saint from Senegal. The annual pilgrimage to the site of her death and mausoleum is the only pilgrimage dedicated to a woman in Senegal. She was the mother of Amadou Bamba.
Biography Bousso was born to Serigne Mouhamadou Bousso and Sokhna Asta Wâlo Mbackein 1833 in Mbusôbé, a town in northeast Senegal today attached to Podor.
She died at age 33 in 1866 and was buried in Porokhane.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Mame Diarra Bousso?
Murid saint, mother of Ahmadu Bamba
When was Mame Diarra Bousso born?
Mame Diarra Bousso was born in 1833 in Mboussobé (dans le Djolof).
When did Mame Diarra Bousso die?
Mame Diarra Bousso died in 1866.
What was Mame Diarra Bousso's occupation?
Mame Diarra Bousso was a sufi.
What nationality was Mame Diarra Bousso?
Mame Diarra Bousso was Senegalese.
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