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Diouf was reelected in February 1993 with 58% of the vote [8] to a 7-year term; presidential term lengths had been extended by two years in 1991. [9] In the first round of the 2000 elections, on 27 February, he took 41.3% of the vote against 30.1% for the long-time opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade .
Met with President Obasanjo and addressed the National Assembly. [4] August 28–29, 2000 Tanzania: Arusha: Met with former South African President Mandela to promote a peace agreement for Burundi; also met with President Benjamin Mkapa. [4] George W. Bush: July 8, 2003 Senegal: Dakar, Goree Island Met with President Abdoulaye Wade. [5] July 8 ...
The president of Senegal (French: Président du Sénégal) is the head of state of Senegal.In accordance with the constitutional reform of 2001 and since a referendum that took place on 20 March 2016, the president is elected for a 5-year term, with a limit of two consecutive terms.
Senegal's top opposition leader was expected to address supporters on Friday in his first public speech, hours after being released from prison and ahead of the country’s March 24 election in ...
On July 27, 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered a speech at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal.The speech, known in France as the Discours de Dakar (Dakar address), drew criticism from Africans who disagreed with Sarkozy's statement that "the tragedy of Africa is that the African has not fully entered into history...
On this day, June 29th, in 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney served as president for a total of two and a half hours, while President Bush underwent a routine colonoscopy at the Camp David ...
Abdoulaye Wade (French pronunciation: [abdulaj wad]; 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.
Faye was elected president after an election campaign that was marred by an attempt by the government to postpone the election, which was ultimately held on 24 March. Faye received over 54% of the vote, [25] making him the first opposition candidate to have won an election in the first round since Senegal's independence in 1960. [26]