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Abdoulaye Wade

3rd President of Senegal

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Abdoulaye Wade was the third president of Senegal, serving in that role for a significant period in the country's history. His presidency matters because he led one of West Africa's most stable democracies during a time of considerable political and economic change in the region.

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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.