Serigne Saliou Mbacké
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Serigne Saliou Mbacké (May 1915 – December 28, 2007) was the Grand Marabout of the Mouride movement in Senegal.
Shaykh Salih Mbacké was the fifth caliph of Mouridism and a son of Cheikh Amadou Bamba, the founder of the Mouride movement. Mbacké was the third or fourth born child from a mother whose children died at birth. As Shaykh, he was credited for his transformation of the village of Touba into Senegal's second largest city.[1]
Mbacké was a spiritual advisor to President Abdoulaye Wade (a Mouride himself), but kept shy from political involvement. He died at the age of 92 on December 28, 2007 and was buried in Touba on December 29; a three-day mourning period was declared.[1] He was succeeded by his nephew, Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacke the son of Shaykh Fadilou Macke.
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- Senegal's powerful Mouride caliph dies at 92, Reuters Africa, Sun 30 Dec 2007
- FACTBOX: Senegal's powerful Mourides have global reach, Reuters, 29 Dec 2007
- Senegal brotherhood leader dies, BBC News, 29 December 2007
- ^ a b "Senegalese Islamic leader dies", Al Jazeera, December 30, 2007.
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