Back Abdoulaye Wade AF አብዱላዬ ዋዴ AM عبد الله واد Arabic عبد الله واد ARZ Абдулай Вад BE Abdoulaye Wade BR Abdoulaye Wade Catalan Abdoulaye Wade Czech Abdoulaye Wade Danish Abdoulaye Wade German
Abdoulaye Wade | |
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 Wade in 2011 | |
| 3rd President of Senegal | |
| In office 1 April 2000 – 2 April 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Abdou Diouf |
| Succeeded by | Macky Sall |
| Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 31 July 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1926 Kébémer, French Senegal (now Senegal) |
| Political party | Senegalese Democratic Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Karim |
Abdoulaye Wade (French pronunciation: [abdulaj wad]; born 29 May 1926) is a Senegalese politician who served as the third president of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974.[1][2] Assuming office at 74, Wade was the oldest person to occupy the post.
A long-time opposition leader, he ran for president four times, beginning in 1978, before he was finally elected in the year 2000.[1] He won re-election in 2007 with a majority in the first round, but was defeated in the second round in 2012 in a controversial bid for a third term. Wade also holds French citizenship.
- ^ a b Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders (2003), page 457.
- ^ "Profile of Wade" (in French). PDS. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2007.