The Rev. Augustin Diamacoune Senghor, a rebel leader who fought for an independent state in Senegal's southern Casamance region for decades, has died, according to The Assocaited Press. He was 78. The rebel leader died Saturday night in France at Paris' Val de Grace hospital, where he had been treated for kidney problems since late October, Jean Marie Biagui, secretary-general of Senghor's Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance said Sunday. Senghor's body was expected to be repatriated to Senegal, but there was no word on when, Biagui said.
