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| Abdoulaye Wade | |
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| 3rd President of Senegal | |
| In office 1 April 2000 – 2 April 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Moustapha Niasse Mame Madior Boye Idrissa Seck Macky Sall Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye |
| Preceded by | Abdou Diouf |
| Succeeded by | Macky Sall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1926 Kébémer, French Sudan (now Senegal) |
| Political party | Senegalese Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Viviane Wade[1] |
| Children | Karim Sindjely |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abdoulaye Wade (
i/ɑːbduːˈlaɪə wɑːd/; born 29 May 1926)[2][3] is a Senegalese politician who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and has led the party since it was founded in 1974.[4][5] A long-time opposition leader, he ran for President four times, beginning in 1978, before he was elected in 2000.[4] He won re-election in 2007 with a majority in the first round, but in 2012 he was defeated in a controversial bid for a third term.
- ↑ Laura Bush hosts Viviane Wade The White House, 6 December 2004
- ↑ World Leaders 2003: Senegal: Personal Background, Encyclopedia of the Nations.
- ↑ Nossiter, Adam (January 27, 2012). "Senegal Court Says President Can Run Again". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders (2003), page 457.
- ↑ Profile of Wade at PDS web site (French).