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In 1970 Diop was invited to become a member of the UNESCO’s international committee established to oversee the writing and publication of the eight-volume General History of Africa. In 1974 he took part in the international symposium held in Cairo on the theme of ‘the peopling of Ancient Egypt’. | In 1970 Diop was invited to become a member of the UNESCO’s international committee established to oversee the writing and publication of the eight-volume General History of Africa. In 1974 he took part in the international symposium held in Cairo on the theme of ‘the peopling of Ancient Egypt’. | ||
Belatedly, his historical work was given | Belatedly, his historical work was given instiutional regocnition when he was appointed Professor of Egyptology and Prehistory at the University of Dakar in 1981.<ref name=":4" /> | ||
In his later works, such as ''Civilisation or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology'', Diop continued to grapple with some of the key questions about Africa’s historical past, such as the existence of laws governing evolution and social change in African societies, the characteristics of African states and social structures and the controversy surrounding a peculiarly African mode of production. | In his later works, such as ''Civilisation or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology'', Diop continued to grapple with some of the key questions about Africa’s historical past, such as the existence of laws governing evolution and social change in African societies, the characteristics of African states and social structures and the controversy surrounding a peculiarly African mode of production. | ||
In 1984, ''Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis of a Federal State,'' | In 1984, ''Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis of a Federal State,'' in which he outlines his ideas of political and economic panafricanism. | ||
Cheikh Anta Diop died of a heart attack on the 7th February 1986 in Dakar.<ref name=":3" /> | Cheikh Anta Diop died of a heart attack on the 7th February 1986 in Dakar.<ref name=":3" /> |