Cheikh Hamidou Kane Mathiara | |
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Minister of the Armed Forces | |
In office 15 March 1995 – 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Habib Thiam; Mamadou Lamine Loum |
Preceded by | Madieng Khary Dieng |
Succeeded by | Youba Sambou |
Member of the National Assembly of Senegal | |
In office 2001–2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 December 1939 Dagana |
Died | 15 May 2009 Dakar | (aged 69)
Resting place | Yoff |
Citizenship | Senegal |
Nationality | Senegalese |
Political party | Socialist Party; Alliance of the Forces of Progress |
Profession | economist |
Cheikh Hamidou Kane, nicknamed "Mathaira,"[1] (18 December 1939[2] - 15 May 2009) was a Senegalese politician and economist who served as a government minister several times during Abdou Diouf's presidency. He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS) and later of the Alliance of the Forces of Progress (AFP).