Political Leaders: Senegal

Leaders of Senegal
(Republic of Senegal)

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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.

Parties: AFP: Alliance of Progress Forces - APR: Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar - PASTEF: African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity - PDS: Senegalese Democratic Party - PSS: Senegal Socialist Party (new name of UPS since 1974) - UPS: Senegalese Progressive Union

Presidents of the Republic

Léopold Sédar Senghor 5 Sep 1960 - 31 Dec 1980 (†2001) UPS/PSS
Abdou Diouf           1 Jan 1981 -  1 Apr 2000         PSS (*)
Me Abdoulaye Wade     1 Apr 2000 -  2 Apr 2012         PDS
Macky Sall            2 Apr 2012 -  2 Apr 2024         APR
Bassirou Diomaye Faye 2 Apr 2024 -                     PASTEF

(*) President of the Confederation with Gambia (Senegambia) from 1 Feb 1982 to 30 Sep 1989.

Prime Ministers

Mamadou Dia                 18 May 1957 - 18 Dec 1962 (†2009) UPS
Abdou Diouf                 26 Feb 1970 - 31 Dec 1980         UPS/PSS
Habib Thiam                  1 Jan 1981 -  3 Apr 1983 (†2017) PSS
Moustapha Niasse             3 Apr 1983 - 29 Apr 1983         PSS (interim)
Habib Thiam                  8 Apr 1991 -  3 Jul 1998 (†2017) PSS
Mamadou Lamine Loum          3 Jul 1998 -  2 Apr 2000         PSS
Moustapha Niasse             2 Apr 2000 -  3 Mar 2001         AFP
Mame Madior Boye             3 Mar 2001 -  4 Nov 2002         PDS
Idrissa Seck                 4 Nov 2002 - 21 Apr 2004         PDS
Macky Sall                  21 Apr 2004 - 19 Jun 2007         PDS 
Hadjibou Soumaré            19 Jun 2007 - 30 Apr 2009         n/p
Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye     30 Apr 2009 -  5 Apr 2012         PDS
Abdoul Mbaye                 5 Apr 2012 -  3 Sep 2013         n/p
Aminata Touré                3 Sep 2013 -  8 Jul 2014         APR
Mohamed Ben Abdallah Dionne  8 Jul 2014 - 14 May 2019 (†2024) n/p
Amadou Ba                   17 Sep 2022 -  9 Mar 2024         APR
Sidiki Kaba                  9 Mar 2024 -  8 Apr 2024         APR
Ousmane Sonko                8 Apr 2024 -                     PASTEF

Presidents of the National Assembly

Amadou Lamine-Guèye           1960-1968 (†1968) UPS
Amadou Cissé Dia              1968-1983 (†2002) UPS, PSS
Habib Thiam                   1983-1984 (†2017) PSS
Daouda Sow                    1984-1988 (†2009) PSS
Abdoul Aziz Ndaw              1988-1993 (†2011) PSS
Cheikh Abdoul Khadre Cissokho 1993-2001         PSS
Youssou Diagne                2001-2002 (†2022) PDS
Pape Diop                     2002-2007         PDS
Macky Sall                    2007-2008         PDS
Mamadou Seck                  2008-2012         PDS
Moustapha Niasse              2012-2022         AFP
Amadou Mame Diop              2022-2024         AFR
Malick Ndiaye                 2024-             PASTEF

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Doudou Thiam            1960-1962 (†1999) UPS
André Guillabert        1962      (†2010) UPS
Doudou Thiam            1962-1968 (†1999) UPS
Alioune Badara Mbengue  1968      (†1992) UPS
Amadou Karim Gaye       1968-1972 (+2000) UPS
Coumba Ndoffène Diouf   1972-1973         UPS     
Assane Seck             1973-1978 (+2012) UPS, PSS
Babacar Bâ              1978      (+2006) PSS
Moustapha Niasse        1978-1984         PSS 
Ibrahima Fall           1984-1990         n/p                   
Seydina Oumar Sy        1990-1991         PSS    
Djibo Leyti Kâ          1991-1993 (+2017) PSS
Moustapha Niasse        1993-1998         PSS
Jacques Baudin          1998-2000 (+2018) PSS
Cheikh Tidiane Gadio    2000-2009         PDS       
Madické Niang           2009-2012         PDS
Alioune Badara Cissé    2012      (+2021) APR
Mankeur Ndiaye          2012-2017         APR
Sidiki Kaba             2017-2019         APR
Amadou Ba               2019-2020         APR
Aïssata Tall Sall       2020-2023         PSS
Ismaïla Madior Fall     2023-2024         n/p  
Mankeur Ndiaye          2024              n/p
Yassine Fall            2024-2025         PASTEF
Cheikh Niang            2025-             n/p

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