Yoro Dyao
SENEGAMBIAN HISTORIAN AND NOBLE (B. 1861, D. 1914)
Draft:Yoro Dyao; Yoro Boly Dyao; Yoro Boly Jaw; Yoro Booli Jaw; Yoro Dyâo
Yoro Boly Dyao, Yoro Boly Jaw, or Yoro Booli Jaw (born in Xumma, Waalo around 1847 and died on April 3, 1919) was a Wolof historian, author, noble, and scion of Senegambia, in northern Senegal. He was the son of Fara Penda, who was a Waalo noble, as well as a direct descendant of Laman Jaw, who was the king of the Jolof in 1285.