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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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
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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.

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