Abdoulaye Wade
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Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician and lawyer who served as President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012 and played a prominent role in the country’s political liberalization and infrastructure development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdoulaye Wade canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Order of the Republic of The Gambia ⓘ |
| child | Karim Wade ⓘ |
| country | Senegal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Senegal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-05-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sorbonne University
ⓘ
University of Franche-Comté NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Grenoble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election |
2000 Senegalese presidential election
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2007 Senegalese presidential election ⓘ 2012 Senegalese presidential election ⓘ |
| endTime | 2012-04-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lebou ⓘ |
| familyName | Wade ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| founded | Senegalese Democratic Party ⓘ |
| givenName | Abdoulaye ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Government of Senegal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating Abdou Diouf in the 2000 Senegalese presidential election
ⓘ
introducing multi-party political reforms in Senegal ⓘ promoting major public works projects ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Wolof ⓘ |
| movement | liberalism in Senegal ⓘ |
| name | Abdoulaye Wade self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
infrastructure development in Senegal
ⓘ
political liberalization in Senegal ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Senegal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kébémer
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Louga Region ⓘ Senegal ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Senegalese Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Dakar
ⓘ
President of Senegal ⓘ Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abdou Diouf ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Dakar ⓘ |
| spouse | Viviane Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2000-04-01 ⓘ |
| successor | Macky Sall ⓘ |
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