Theophile Obenga

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Theophile Obenga an African Born in the Congo, is an Egyptologist and member of Societe Francaise d’Egyptologie and a polyvalent scholar. He is trained as a philosopher, historian and linguist knowing Greek, Latin, French, English, Italian and practicing Arabic, Syriac and Metu Neter (hieroglyphics). He was part of the team at the 1974 UNISCO Colloquium in Cairo on “The Peopling of Ancient Egypt…” that put to rest the old unsubstantiated “White Pharaonic Egypt” myth long associated with cultural imperialism.

Dr. Obenga worked with Dr. Diop (Cheikh Anta Diop)and helped put Classical African Civilization Back on the world historical Map

Dr. Obenga is currently a professor at San Francisco State University.Image:Http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Obenga.jpg