Akio Morita vs Cheikh Anta Diop
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1923 to 1986.
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Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified
Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986)
- — Born in Thieytou, Senegal Verified
- — Moved to Paris to study Verified
- — Married Louise Marie Maes
- — Published Nations nègres et culture Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate by the University of Paris Verified
- — Returned to Senegal and joined IFAN in Dakar Verified
- — Founded a radiocarbon dating laboratory at IFAN, Dakar Verified
- — Published The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality in English Verified
- — Founded the Rassemblement National Démocratique (RND) Verified
- — Died in Dakar Verified