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Senegalese President

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Abdou Diouf is a Senegalese and French citizen who has served as the President and Prime Minister of Senegal. A member of the Socialist Party of Senegal, he was a candidate in the 1993 Senegalese presidential election. His professional background includes work as a politician and lawyer. He is a Sunni Muslim who speaks French and Wolof.

Diouf was educated at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and Université Cheikh Anta Diop. He is a member of the Académie des sciences d'outre-mer. Among his awards are the Grand Order of Mugunghwa and the Grand prix de la francophonie.

He has authored several works, including *Congres extraordinaire du Parti socialiste du Sénégal, Dakar les 4 et 5 mars 1989*, *Passion francophone*, and *Election présidentielle sénégalaise*. Other publications include *Le PS, Parti de developpement* and *Extraits de discours économiques du président Abdou Diouf*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
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  • Congres extraordinaire du Parti socialiste du Sénégal, Dakar les 4 et 5 mars 1989
  • Passion francophone
  • Election présidentielle sénégalaise
  • Le PS, Parti de developpement
  • Extraits de discours économiques du président Abdou Diouf

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Key facts

Preceded by
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Succeeded by
Michaëlle Jean
Prime minister
Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse Habib Thiam Mamadou Lamine Loum
Vice president
Dawda Jawara
President
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Born
( 1935-09-07 ) 7 September 1935 (age 90) , Louga , French West Africa , (now Senegal )
Party
Socialist Party
Spouse
Elizabeth Diouf
Alma mater
University of Dakar , Pantheon-Sorbonne University

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Encyclopedic overview

Abdou Diouf ( US: /ˈɑːbduː diˈuːf/ AHB-doo dee-OOF; Serer: Abdu Juuf; born 7 September 1935) is a Senegalese politician who was the second president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000.

Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession and leaving willingly after losing the 2000 presidential election to long-time opposition-leader Abdoulaye Wade. He was also the second Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from January 2003 to December 2014.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abdou Diouf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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