Tchicaya U Tam'si

Tchicaya U Tam'si
BornGérald-Félix Tchicaya
(1931-08-25)25 August 1931
Mpili, French Equatorial Africa (now Republic of the Congo)
Died22 April 1988(1988-04-22) (aged 56)
Bazancourt, Oise, France
OccupationPoet, journalist
RelativesAleth Félix-Tchicaya

Tchicaya U Tam'si (born Gérald-Félix Tchicaya, 25 August 1931 – 22 April 1988) was a Congolese author; his pen name means "small paper that speaks for its country" in Kikongo.