Abdoulaye Wade

Abdoulaye Wade, left, at a 2010 Vermont National Guard meeting .

Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29, 1926 in Kébémer , Louga region ) is a Senegalese lawyer and politician. From 2000 to April 1, 2012 he was the state president of the country.

Life

Abdoulaye Wade graduated from the École normal William Ponty in Sébikotane in 1947 with a diploma. After attending the Lycée Condorcet in Paris , he studied law and economics at the University of Grenoble and received his doctorate .

Wade worked as a lawyer in France for a short time until he returned to Dakar , where he also worked as a lawyer and taught at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar . In 1974 he founded the Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS), a liberal party. He was elected to the National Assembly and served as Minister of State in President Abdou Diouf's government from 1991 to 1992 and from 1995 to 1997 .

From February to May 1994, Wade was imprisoned on charges of conspiracy . After four defeats to the incumbent, he won the 2000 presidential election against the incumbent Abdou Diouf and has been president since then.

In the 2007 presidential election, Wade was again the favorite. On February 28, 2007, the incumbent was confirmed as head of state according to the preliminary results. In the first count, the then 80-year-old achieved 55.7 percent in all 35 electoral districts and thus the absolute majority . The socialist opposition announced the contestation of the election results, while the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) saw the conduct of the election as transparent and free.

The constitution of the West African country actually provides for a maximum of two terms of office for the president. The Supreme Court, however, found a legal loophole for Wade; therefore, he was approved for a third term in the 2012 presidential election . The opposition then called for protests, which were bloodily suppressed by the police . Presidential candidate Cheikh Bamba Dièye was also among the injured .

In the first ballot on February 26, 2012, none of the candidates won an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 25, he was defeated by Macky Sall and handed over to him on the evening of the election. Around 300 international observers followed the election.

Abdoulaye Wade is married to Viviane Wade (* 1932) from France . They have two children together: Karim Wade (* 1968) and daughter Sindjely Wade.

He was one of the signatories of the Amman Message ( Amman Message ).

Awards and honors

Félix Houphouët Boigny Peace Prize
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor
Grand Cross of the Order of St. Charles (2009)
Collane of the Finnish Order of the White Rose (2009)

Web links

Commons : Abdoulaye Wade - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Wade Abdoulaye Membre associé, Élu (e) le 20/02/2002. Académie des sciences d'outre-mer, archived from the original ; Retrieved December 27, 2017 (French).
↑ www.dw-world.de - Wade, the doubted winner
↑ zeit.de: Senegalese are fed up with the trickery of their president. - Senegal's President Wade turns his people against him because he wants to be elected a third time. The protests are reminiscent of the Arab Spring.
↑ Senegal: Bloody clashes before the election in Senegal
↑ zeit.de February 26, 2012: Senegalese elect new president. - In Senegal, more than five million people decide on a new head of state. The controversial incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is also up for election again.
^ Runoff elections in Senegal - permanent President Wade admits defeat , Spiegel Online, March 26, 2012
↑ Macky Sall becomes the new President of Senegal. - The opposition candidate Macky Sall prevailed against the controversial incumbent Wade. Observers praised the change of power as a lesson in democracy in Africa. , zeit.de, March 26, 2012
↑ N ° 7938 du VENDREDI 13 NOVEMBRE 2009 * Ordonnance Souveraine n ° 2.457 du 9 November 2009 portant élévation dans l'Ordre. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
↑ Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan suurristin ketjuineen ulkomaalaiset saajat. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wade, Abdoulaye
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wade, Me Abdoulaye (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Senegalese President (2000–2012)
DATE OF BIRTH	May 29, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kébémer , Louga region

[1] Wade Abdoulaye Membre associé, Élu (e) le 20/02/2002. Académie des sciences d'outre-mer, archived from the original ; Retrieved December 27, 2017 (French).

[2] www.dw-world.de - Wade, the doubted winner

[3] zeit.de: Senegalese are fed up with the trickery of their president. - Senegal's President Wade turns his people against him because he wants to be elected a third time. The protests are reminiscent of the Arab Spring.

[4] Senegal: Bloody clashes before the election in Senegal

[5] zeit.de February 26, 2012: Senegalese elect new president. - In Senegal, more than five million people decide on a new head of state. The controversial incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is also up for election again.

[6] Runoff elections in Senegal - permanent President Wade admits defeat , Spiegel Online, March 26, 2012

[7] Macky Sall becomes the new President of Senegal. - The opposition candidate Macky Sall prevailed against the controversial incumbent Wade. Observers praised the change of power as a lesson in democracy in Africa. , zeit.de, March 26, 2012

[8] N ° 7938 du VENDREDI 13 NOVEMBRE 2009 * Ordonnance Souveraine n ° 2.457 du 9 November 2009 portant élévation dans l'Ordre. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .

[9] Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan suurristin ketjuineen ulkomaalaiset saajat. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .