List of Presidents of Senegal

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The President of Senegal is the head of state of Senegal. According to the 2001 Constitution, the president is elected for a 7 year term.

This is a list of the Presidents since Senegal became independent from France in 1960.

# Picture Name Took Office Left Office Political Party
1 Léopold Sédar Senghor[1] 6 September 1960 31 December 1980 Senegalese Progressive Union
(until 1976),
Socialist Party of Senegal (from 1976)
Senghor became the first President of Senegal in 1960 after the collapse of the Mali Federation. He worked towards democracy in Senegal and resigned before the end of his fifth term.
2 Abdou Diouf[1] 1 January 1981 1 April 2000 Socialist Party of Senegal
Diouf continued the political liberation of his predecessor, allowing more opposition parties to take part in elections. His term was marked by the short-lived Senegambia Confederation and the Mauritania–Senegal Border War, in addition to the Casamance conflict.
3 Abdoulaye Wade[2] 1 April 2000 Incumbent Senegalese Democratic Party
Wade is the incumbent President of Senegal. During his term, the Casamance conflict was ended in 2006 with the Senegalese victory.

Latest election

Main article: Senegalese presidential election, 2007
e • d Summary of the 25 February 2007 Senegalese presidential election results
Candidate Party Coalition Votes %
Abdoulaye Wade Senegalese Democratic Party Sopi 2007 1,914,403 55.90
Idrissa Seck Rewmi Party And Liggey Sénégal 510,922 14.92
Ousmane Tanor Dieng Socialist Party of Senegal 464,287 13.56
Moustapha Niasse Alliance of Progress Forces Alternance 2007 203,129 5.93
Robert Sagna Takku Defaraat Sénégal 88,446 2.58
Abdoulaye Bathily Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party Jubbanti Sénégal 75,797 2.21
Landing Savané And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism 70,780 2.07
Talla Sylla Alliance for Progress and Justice/Jëf-Jël 18,022 0.53
Cheikh Bamba Dièye Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël 17,233 0.50
Mamadou Lamine Diallo Tekki Taaru Sénégal 16,570 0.48
Mama Adama Guèye Sellal 13,700 0.40
Doudou Ndoye Union for Progress and Renewal 9,918 0.29
Alioune Mbaye Independent 9,016 0.26
Louis Jacques Senghor Movement for the Liberation of the Senegalese People 8,212 0.24
Modou Dia Independent 4,491 0.13
Total[3] (turnout: 70.5[4]) 3,424,926 100.0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Les anciens présidents de la République" (in French). Senegalese Government. http://www.gouv.sn/spip.php?article8. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Le Président de la République" (in French). Senegalese Government. http://www.gouv.sn/spip.php?rubrique7. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "Le texte intégral de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel", Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Seneweb.com), March 11, 2007 (French).
  4. ^ Diadie Ba, "Senegal's Wade re-elected, warns opposition", Reuters (Mail & Guardian Online), 2 March 2007.
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