Abdou Diouf was the second President of Senegal; he served from 1981 to 2000.This biography of Abdou Diouf provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Abdou Diouf
@Politician, Birthday and Childhood
Sep 7, 1935
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: September 7, 1935
- Nationality: Senegalese
- Famous: Politician, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents
- Spouses: Elisabeth Diouf
- Childrens: Fabienne Diouf, Yacine Diouf
- Universities:
- Cheikh Anta Diop University
- 1959 - University of Paris
- Pantheon-Sorbonne University
- Birth Place: Louga
Abdou Diouf born at
Louga
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Birth Place
Abdou Diouf married Elisabeth Diouf in 1963.
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Personal Life
Abdou Diouf was born on September 7, 1935, in Louga, Senegal, to a devout Muslim father and a Hal ‘Pulaar’ mother. His father worked as a postman, and belonged to the Serer ethnoreligious group.
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Childhood & Early Life
He received his primary and secondary education from the Lycée Faidherbe in Saint-Louis. Later, he attended the Dakar University and then studied law at Sorbonne, Paris, graduating in 1959.
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Childhood & Early Life
After completing his graduation, Abdou Diouf returned to Senegal and was appointed the Director of International Technical Cooperation in September 1960.
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Career
In December 1960, he became the assistant of the Secretary-General of the Government, and was later appointed the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Defense in June 1961.
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Career
In 1961, he joined the Senegalese Progressive Union party, which was later re-formed into the Socialist Party of Senegal. Subsequently, he became Governor of the Sine-Saloum Region, a post he served in until December 1962, following which he was appointed as the Director of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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In May 1963, he was shifted to the position of Director of the Cabinet of the President Léopold Senghor, which he retained until December 1965.
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In January 1964, he was also appointed the Secretary-General of the Presidency, a post he served until March 1968. After that, he served as the Minister of Planning and Industry until February 1970.
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In 1986, Abdou Diouf initiated an anti-AIDS program in Senegal, promoted safe-sex messages and appealed to the prostitutes to get registered. He also encouraged civic organizations as well as religious leaders to spread awareness regarding the disease. As a result, despite the high rate of prevalence of AIDS in most of the African countries, it remained below 2 per cent in Senegal.
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Major Works