Abdou Diouf
Abdou Diouf | |
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| 2nd President of Senegal | |
| In office January 1, 1981 – April 1, 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Habib Thiam |
| Preceded by | Léopold Sédar Senghor |
| Succeeded by | Abdoulaye Wade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1937 Louga, Senegal |
| Political party | Socialist Party of Senegal |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Diouf |
| Alma mater | Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
Abdou Diouf (born 7 September 1935) was president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000. He was the second president since the country became independent.
Diouf was the Secretary General of La Francophonie from 2003 to 2014.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL". Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.