Viviane Wade
| Viviane Wade | |
|---|---|
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Viviane Wade (left) and Laura Bush (right) | |
| First Lady of Senegal | |
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In office 1 April 2000 – 2 April 2012 | |
| President | Abdoulaye Wade (m. 1963) |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Diouf |
| Succeeded by | Mareme Faye Sall |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 13, 1932 Besançon, France |
| Children | Karim Wade, Sindjely Wade |
Viviane Wade née Vert (born September 13, 1932) was First Lady of Senegal from 2000 to 2012.[1] Born at Besançon, she was raised in France. In 1963 she married Abdoulaye Wade, a Senegalese man who later became active as an opposition leader in Senegal and was eventually elected as President of Senegal in 2000. They have two children, son Karim Wade who is also a politician, and daughter Sindjely Wade.
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