Mamadou Dia
| Mamadou Dia | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of Senegal | |
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In office 18 May 1957 – 18 December 1962 |
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| President | Léopold Sédar Senghor |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Abdou Diouf |
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| Born |
18 July 1910 Kombolé, Senegal |
| Died | 25 January 2009 (aged 98) Dakar, Senegal |
| Political party | Senegalese Democratic Bloc |
Mamadou Dia (18 July 1910 – 25 January 2009) was a Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was planning to stage a military coup to overthrow President Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Mamadou Dia was born in Khombole, Senegal on July 18, 1910. He was educated at École William Ponty.
Dia started life in politics as a leader in the Afrique occidentale française (AOF). Dia served in the French Senate from 1948 to 1956 and the French National Assembly from 1956 to 1958. Dia was appointed as Prime Minister by the French National Assembly to serve alongside the newly elected President Léopold Sédar Senghor. His time served as Prime Minister was often controversial and his radical socialist views often clashed with those of the more moderate Senghor.
In 1962, he was accused of plotting a coup and as a result, was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned until 1974.
Dia attempted to restart his career in the early 1980s, but the small party he led found little support.
He died in Dakar on January 25, 2009 at the age of 98.
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