Abdou Diouf
Abdou Diouf (born September 7, 1935 in Louga ) was the second President of Senegal (1981 to 2000).
Life
Diouf was Prime Minister of Senegal from February 26, 1970 to January 1, 1981 and became President of the Republic after Léopold Sédar Senghor's resignation . He was confirmed in office in the February 1983 and 1988 elections, with 73% of the vote in 1988.
On December 12, 1981, Senegal under Diouf agreed to the confederation with Gambia under the name Senegambia , which came into force on February 1, 1982, but was terminated on September 30, 1989.
Diouf was re-elected for 7 years with 58% of the vote in February 1993 after the presidential term was changed in the constitution . In the 2000 elections he was still clearly ahead of the long-term opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade in the first round with 41.3% to 30.1% of the vote , but ultimately lost in the runoff election on March 19 with 41.5% to 58.5 % against calf. After the election defeat, he peacefully passed power to his successor on April 1st.
In 1996 Diouf received the Grand Prix de la Francophonie de l'Académie Française . He received the ' FIBA Order of Merit ' in May 1999.
From 2003 to 2015 Diouf was Secretary General of the Organization of the Francophonie .
In 1998 he received the King Faisal Prize for services to Islam.
Web links
- SE Abdou Diouf (2007 - OQ, 2011 - GOQ) ( Memento from May 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Frize historique interactive de la Francophonie - Organization internationale de la Francophonie. In: www.francophonie.org. Retrieved August 24, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diouf, Abdou |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese President |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Louga |