Habib Thiam

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Habib Thiam (1960)

Habib Thiam (born January 21, 1933 in Dakar , † June 26, 2017 ) was a Senegalese politician . He was Prime Minister of Senegal from 1981 to 1983 and from 1991 to 1998.

Early years

After attending school in Dakar, the capital of French West Africa , he attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris . He later attended the university and the École Nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer (ENFOM) in Paris. He received degrees in law and political science . At times he worked for the French Ministry of Finance and the Banque de France .

Political career

Since Senegal's independence on June 20, 1960, he has held a number of government offices. In September 1960 he became cabinet director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in November 1962 he assumed the same position in the Ministry of Justice, and in December 1962 he became State Secretary in the Office of the President. From March 1963 to March 1968 he was a Cabinet Minister for Planning and Development and then until April 1973 as Minister for Rural Development. From 1973 he was a member of parliament, vice-president of parliament and group chairman for the Parti Socialiste du Senegal (PPS), which had ruled since 1960 . For his party he was also a member of its Politburo and from 1969 to 1975 for its press work and from 1975 to 1982 for its international relations. In the meantime he held the office of governor of the World Bank .

prime minister

He became Prime Minister for the first time on January 1, 1981, when his predecessor Abdou Diouf succeeded the resigned President Léopold Sédar Senghor . His term of office ended on April 3, 1983. His successor Moustapha Niasse served until April 29, when the office was abolished by a constitutional amendment. During his tenure he was also general secretary of his party. Diouf was now head of state and government, Thiam since the parliamentary elections on February 27, 1983 President of Parliament. In April 1984 he resigned from this post. From November 1984 to April 1991 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie du Sénégal (BICIS).

His second term began on April 8, 1991, when the office of head of government was reinstated. Diouf remained president and was re-elected in February 1993. In the parliamentary elections on May 9, 1993, his party was confirmed as the dominant force with 84 of the 120 seats, despite losses. The party achieved a similar result in the second parliamentary elections during its term on May 24, 1998, when it won 93 of the 140 seats. In 1993 he signed an armistice with the separatists in the southern Casamance region ; the conflict there flared up sporadically in the following years.

In early 1994 his government came under pressure from economic problems and the significant devaluation of the CFA franc . In March 1995, Thiam formed a new government, which also included representatives of the previously opposition Parti Démocratique Sénégelais (PDS) of the later President Abdoulaye Wade . PDS ministers, including Abdoulaye Wade, left the government in March 1998, ahead of the parliamentary elections that took place in May. His term of office ended with his resignation on July 3, 1998.

Private

Thiam was French champion in the 200-meter run in 1954 and 1957 and celebrated several successes at student championships.

He was married to Anne Majken Hessner since 1981 . She is a native of Denmark and a former social democratic member of the Danish parliament .

Awards

Individual proof

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SURNAME Thiam, Habib
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Senegalese politician, Prime Minister of Senegal
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Dakar
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 2017