Abdou Diouf
| Abdou Diouf | |
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| 2nd Secretary General of La Francophonie | |
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In office 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
| Succeeded by | Michaëlle Jean |
| 2nd President of Senegal | |
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In office 1 January 1981 – 1 April 2000 |
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| Prime Minister |
Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse Habib Thiam Mamadou Lamine Loum |
| Preceded by | Léopold Sédar Senghor |
| Succeeded by | Abdoulaye Wade |
| Prime Minister of Senegal | |
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In office 26 February 1970 – 31 December 1980 |
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| President | Léopold Sédar Senghor |
| Preceded by | Mamadou Dia (1962) |
| Succeeded by | Habib Thiam |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 September 1935 Louga, French West Africa (now Senegal) |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Diouf |
| Alma mater |
University of Dakar Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Maliki-Ash'ari, Tijani) |
Abdou Diouf (
pronunciation AHB-doo D-YOO-F;Serer: Abdu Juuf; born September 7, 1935) is a Senegalese politician who served as the second President of Senegal from 1981 to 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 served as the second Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from January 2003 to December 2014.
Diouf was born in Louga, Senegal, the child of an Halpulaar mother and a Serere father. He went to primary and secondary school at the Lycée Faidherbe in Saint-Louis, and studied law at Dakar University and then at the Sorbonne, Paris. Diouf graduated in 1959.
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