On April 7, 1904, Diéry Dior Ndella Fall was summoned to the governorate of Thiès by the circle commander, Prempain. He was accused of selling slaves, an act recently prohibited by the French administration.
Diéry was sentenced to a 100-franc fine and 15 days of imprisonment. While he agreed to pay the fine, he refused the jail time, claiming he was unaware of the new prohibitions.
The attempted arrest sparked a violent altercation. During the struggle, Sarithia Dièye, a close friend of Diéry, stabbed and killed Henry Chautemps, the colonial administrator in charge of indigenous affairs.
Diéry and Sarithia fled Thiès on horseback, heading toward Thieytou, Diourbel. The colonial administration immediately issued a "dead or alive" bounty and tasked Kanar Fall with their capture. Ironically, Kanar Fall was the very man who had originally given the slaves to Diéry as a wedding gift.
On April 9, 1904, Diéry was killed. One account claims Kanar Fall killed him personally to gain favor with the French, another version suggests he was shot by a different party. Following the event, Sarithia Dièye was arrested in Gambia and exiled to French Guiana, while Kanar Fall was later sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Diery Dior Ndella Fall is an emblematic historical figure in Senegal, remembered as a prince and a “chevalier” (knight) from the Cayor kingdom. He is particularly known for his resistance against French colonial authorities and his tragic death, being executed and decapitated in April 1904. From Google.