Lat Jor
Lat Jor Ngoné Latir Jop (Wolof: Lat Joor Ngoone Latiir Joop; French: Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop; c. 1842–1886) was a nineteenth-century damel (king) of Cayor, a Wolof state that is today in Sénégal. He is today a national hero of Senegal for his resistance to French colonialism.
| Lat Jor | |
|---|---|
A mural of Lat Jor in Dakar | |
| Damel-Teigne | |
| Predecessor | Majojo |
| Successor | Samba Lawbe Fall |
| Born | c. 1842 Keur Amadou Yalla |
| Died | 26 December 1886 (aged 43–44) Dekhele |
| House | Guedj maternal dynasty |
| Father | Sahewer Sohna Mbay Diop |
| Mother | Ngoné Latir Fal |
| Religion | Islam (Tijaniyyah) |
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