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Abdoulaye Wade
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Abdoulaye Wade is a person who has authored multiple works. His writings include titles such as "Convention pour la promotion et la protection de la diversité culturelle et des expressions artistiques," "Discours d'overture," "Économie de l'Ouest africain," and "Una vida per l'Àfrica." He was born on May 29, 1926.
According to Open Library records, Wade has 24 works associated with his name. Crossref data indicates a count of five works. His subject matter is covered in 279 other encyclopedia articles.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abdoulaye
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mali Federation
- Place of birth
- Kébémer
- Spouse
- Viviane Wade
- Child
- Karim Wade
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Marie and Louis Pasteur University
- Employer
- Université Cheikh Anta Diop
- Political party
- Senegalese Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Image
- Abdoulaye Wade 2011.jpg
- Significant event
- Panama Papers
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- Commons category
- Abdoulaye Wade
- member of
- Académie des sciences d'outre-mer
- date of birth
- 1926-05-29
- Commons gallery
- Abdoulaye Wade
- name in native language
- Abdoulaye Wade
- candidacy in election
- 2007 Senegalese presidential election
- P10632
- Abdoulaye Wade
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Encyclopedic overview
Abdoulaye Wade ( French pronunciation: [abdulaj wad], Wolof: Abdulaay Wàdd; born 29 May 1926) is a Senegalese politician who served as the third president of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974. Assuming office at 73, Wade was the oldest person to occupy the post.
A long-time opposition leader, he ran for president four times, beginning in 1978, before he was finally elected in the year 2000. He won re-election in 2007 with a majority in the first round, but was defeated in the second round in 2012 in a controversial bid for a third term. Wade also holds French citizenship.
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