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Marieme Faye Sall, also spelled Marème Faye Sall, is a Senegalese public figure who served as the first lady of Senegal from 2012 to 2024, as wife of President Macky Sall. She is the country's first first lady to possess full Senegalese heritage by birth and ethnicity, as her three predecessors were of ethnic French or half Lebanese origin.
Marieme Faye Sall, the country's fourth first lady, is the country's first black first lady, as well as the first fully Senegalese-born and raised first lady. [1] [2] President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who has two wives, Marie Khone Faye and Absa Faye, is Senegal's first polygamous president. [3]
Macky Sall (French pronunciation: [maki sal], Wolof: Maki Sàll, Pulaar: 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤠𞤅𞤢𞤤, romanized: Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961 [1]) is a Senegalese politician who served as the fourth president of Senegal from 2012 to 2024.
President Macky Sall, who said the postponement was needed due to a dispute over the candidate list, later pledged he would abide with the court's decision and hold consultations to organise the ...
Last year, Sall dispelled rumors that he planned to run again for office after his silence on the matter triggered deadly protests in the country. CNN’s Richard Roth contributed to this report.
Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after two terms as “a victory for the Senegalese people.”
Outgoing president Macky Sall also congratulated Faye, hailing "a victory for Senegalese democracy". [98] [99] Faye's victory is the first instance that an opposition candidate won an election in the first round since Senegal's independence in 1960. [93] Faye was officially inaugurated as president on 2 April. [100]
Writer Moustapha Gueye voted for Senegalese President Macky Sall at the last two elections. But disappointment in Sall's second term and the president's thwarted attempt to postpone the next vote ...