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Abdou Diouf
Abdou Diouf is a Senegalese politician who was the second president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000.
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politics · President of Senegal from 1981 to 2000 · politician · lawyer · head of government · also Abdou Diouf, Diouf
Born 7 September 1935 · Q219728
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2026· 7 entries
AfricaSoccer.com: Senegal goalkeeper Serigne Diouf begins professional career in UAE
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AfricaSoccer.com: Senegal succession could see El Hadji Diouf sidelined as Patrick Vieira targets overhaul
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Seneweb: [Portrait] Diabou Bessane Diouf: the woman who resurrects the forgotten heroines of Senegal
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AfricaSoccer.com: Adama Diouf joins Guediawaye FC as Senegal forward begins new chapter
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Mshale: Amara Diouf Goal 🔥 Argentina Vs Sénégal 1 2Goals And Extended Highlights 2023 Dalton Knecht (YFwxkOaVYQ)
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Abdou Diouf | Socialist leader, African Union, Peaceful transition
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2014· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University (2014).
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Awarded honorary citizen of Liège (2014).
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Earned Gold Olympic Order (2014).
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2011· 2 entries
Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (2011).
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Awarded Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2011).
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Picardie Jules Verne (2009).
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2008· 1 entry
By former French president Jacques Chirac in order to promote world peace and on the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) International Advisory Board
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2007· 5 entries
Awarded Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2007).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of Reims (2007).
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Awarded honorary doctorate from University of Jean-Monnet-Saint-Étienne (2007).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University (2007).
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Awarded honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier-III (2007).
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Paris 8 University (2006).
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Awarded honorary doctor of University of Lyon-III (2006).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of University of Perpignan (2006).
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam (1998).
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Grand prix de la francophonie (1996).
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I (1994).
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1992· 3 entries
Career landmark: chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (1992–1993).
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Career landmark: Chairperson of ECOWAS (1992–1993).
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Was again reelected President of the OAU for another year-long term
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1990).
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (1989).
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1986· 1 entry
Diouf began an anti-AIDS program in Senegal before the virus was able to take off in earnest
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1985· 3 entries
Opposing parties tried to form a coalition
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Career landmark: chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (1985–1986).
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Abdoulaye Wade, Diouf's main political opponent, was temporarily arrested for unlawful demonstration
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1981· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of Senegal (1981–2000).
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And when the party was restructured at its Thirteenth Congress in 1996, he was moved to the position of President of the PS, while Ousmane Tanor Dieng became First Secretary, having been proposed by Diouf
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1970· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Senegal (1970–1980).
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Senghor reinstated the post of prime minister, giving it to Diouf, his protégé
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1969· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of the Armed Forces of Senegal (1969–1972).
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1961· 1 entry
Joined the Senegalese Progressive Union (Union Progressiste Sénégalaise, UPS), which later became the Socialist Party of Senegal
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1935· 1 entry
Born 1935-09-07.
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