Marie-Angélique Savané (née Sagna; born 2 November 1947) is a Senegalese sociologist and feminist activist, who has been "an extremely vocal proponent of legal and social reforms in Senegalese society on behalf of women", according to the Dictionary of African Biography.
[2] She was born on 2 November 1947 in Dakar, Senegal, into a Catholic family.
[3] Savané has worked for the United Nations, and as a consultant to various UN organisations for many years.
[4] She is married to Landing Savané (born 1945) a left-wing Senegalese politician, and the Secretary-General of And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism.
[5] They are the parents of the professional basketball player Sitapha Savané.