(1935-09-07) 7 September 1935 (age 88) Louga, French West Africa (now Senegal)
Political party
Socialist Party
Spouse
Elizabeth Diouf
Alma mater
University of Dakar Pantheon-Sorbonne University
Abdou Diouf (US: /ˈɑːbduːdiˈuːf/ⓘAHB-doo dee-OOF; Serer: Abdu Juuf; born 7 September 1935)[1] is a Senegalese politician who was the second President of Senegal, in office from January 1981 to April 2000.
Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession and leaving willingly after losing the 2000 presidential election to Abdoulaye Wade. He was also the second Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from January 2003 to December 2014.[citation needed]
^Biography at Socialist Party website Archived 21 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in French).
AbdouDiouf (US: /ˈɑːbduː diˈuːf/ AHB-doo dee-OOF; Serer: Abdu Juuf; born 7 September 1935) is a Senegalese politician who was the second President of...
monetary and customs union were never achieved. Around 1987, President AbdouDiouf greatly upset the Gambians when he declared in a speech that the Gambia...
elections were held in Senegal on 21 February 1993. Incumbent President AbdouDiouf of the Socialist Party defeated seven other candidates, receiving 58%...
hand-picked successor, AbdouDiouf. Former prime minister Mamadou Dia, who was Senghor's rival, jogged for election in 1983 against Diouf, but lost. Senghor...
attempt. Following the coup attempt, Jawara and Senegalese President AbdouDiouf announced the creation of the Senegambia Confederation, but it proved...
time in 40 years. AbdouDiouf, the 19-year incumbent of the Socialist Party, was defeated by Abdoulaye Wade. The removal of Diouf from office by an election...
Incumbent President AbdouDiouf defeated three other candidates in the presidential election, whilst in the National Assembly election Diouf's Socialist Party...
and 1988, taking second place each time, behind Senghor's successor AbdouDiouf. Following the 1988 election, he was arrested due to protests against...
February 1983 to elect a President and National Assembly. Incumbent AbdouDiouf, who had taken office in January 1981 following the resignation of Léopold...
Boutros Boutros-Ghali as the first secretary-general of La Francophonie. AbdouDiouf, the former president of the Republic of Senegal, became Secretary General...
Diouf (French spelling in Senegal) or "Joof" (English spelling in The Gambia) is a Serer surname. Notable people with the name include: AbdouDiouf (born...
won over 50% of votes in the first round. Although incumbent President AbdouDiouf of the Socialist Party won the most votes in the first round, he was...
September 1960 31 December 1980 20 years, 116 days PSS Mamadou Dia AbdouDiouf 2 AbdouDiouf (born 1935) 1983 1988 1993 1 January 1981 1 April 2000 19 years...
player Abdou Alassane Dji Bo (born 1979), Nigerien judoka Abdou Cherif, Moroccan singer AbdouDiouf (born 1935), second president of Senegal Abdou Doumbia...
both from France, while former first lady Elizabeth Diouf, wife of former President AbdouDiouf, had a Lebanese father and a Senegalese mother. She was...
of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. A Senegalese, AbdouDiouf, held the position of its Executive Secretary between 2003 and 2014....
politician, who held several ministerial positions during the presidency of AbdouDiouf. Diop attended primary school in Plateau, Dakar, at the scholl on Thiong...
Sédar Senghor Post abolished (18 December 1962 – 26 February 1970) 2 AbdouDiouf (born 1935) 26 February 1970 31 December 1980 10 years, 309 days PSS...
The Diouf brothers (Les frères Diouf), music band from Senegal. The band consists of Élage Diouf (El Hadji Fall Diouf) and Pape Abdou Karim Diouf. Senegal...
Sédar Senghor, was from France. The country's second first lady, Elizabeth Diouf, is the daughter of a Lebanese father and a Senegalese mother. Like Colette...
Maîtrise) Mamadou Diouf, Le Kajoor au XIXe, Karthala, 1989 Mamadou Diouf, Le Sénégal sous AbdouDiouf, Karthala, 1990 Mamadou Diouf, Une histoire du Sénégal :...
Julius Nyerere 12 November 1984 18 July 1985 Tanzania East Africa 22 AbdouDiouf 18 July 1985 28 July 1986 Senegal West Africa 23 Denis Sassou-Nguesso...
countries until 1999. During the late 1990s, he broke with President AbdouDiouf and formed his own party, the Alliance of the Forces of Progress (AFP)...
Senegal's 1988 presidential election, Khalife-Général Abdou Lahatte Mbakke supported AbdouDiouf for reelection. Both as public endorsement and as a reward...
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