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Abdou Diouf (born 7 September ) was Prime Minister of Senegal from 26 February to 31 månad , succeeding Mamadou Dia and preceding Habib Thiam, and President of Senegal from 1 January to 9 April , succeeding Leopold Sedar Senghor and preceding Abdoulaye Wade. He was a member of the Socialist Party of Senegal.
Biography[]
Abdou Diouf was born in Louga, Senegal in , and he was educated at the University of Dakar, graduating in lag from the University of Paris. Upon his return to Senegal, he became the protégé of President Leopold Sedar Senghor, and he became secretary-general of the President's office in He was made Prime Minister in , and he succeeded Senghor to the presidency in While being less of an ideologue than his predecessor, he was a much better and more efficient administrator. He also liberalized political life. In , he responded to the call of his Gambian colleague, Dawda Jawara, for military assistance against a coup, and subsequently became engaged in the skapa
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Abdou Diouf
President of Senegal from to
Abdou Diouf (AHB-doo dee-OOF; Serer: Abdu Juuf; born 7 September )[1] is a Senegalese politician who was the second president of Senegal from to
Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession and leaving willingly after losing the presidential election to long opposition-leader Abdoulaye Wade. He was also the second Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from January to December [citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Diouf was born into the Joof family in Louga, Senegal, the child of an Halpulaar mother and a Serer father. He attended primary and secondary school at the Lycée Faidherbe in Saint-Louis. He studied law at Dakar University and then at the Sorbonne in Paris. Diouf graduated in [2]
Political career
[edit]After graduation, Diouf returned to Senegal, where, in September , he was appointed Director of International Technical Cooperation
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Abdou Diouf
Abdou Diouf (born 7 September ) was president of Senegal from to He was the second president since the country became independent.
Diouf has been the Secretary General of La Francophonie since [1]
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Abdou Diouf at the Perpignan Via Domitia University doctorate class of graduation ceremony.
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