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Abdou Diouf

1935 - Today

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Abdou Diouf (US: AHB-doo dee-OOF; Serer: Abdu Juuf; born 7 September 1935) is a Senegalese politician who was 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 long-time opposition-leader Abdoulaye Wade. He was also the second Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from January 2003 to December 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdou Diouf is the 4,266th most popular politician (up from 5,002nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Senegal (up from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Senegalese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdou Diouf ranks 4,266 out of 19,576. Before him are Sextus Tarquinius, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, Andrej Babiš, Emperor Zhang of Han, and Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria. After him are Mitt Romney, Al-Musta'in, Kim Chaek, Giovanni Giolitti, Jacob Kettler, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Abdou Diouf ranks 56. Before him are Don Norman, Harrison Schmitt, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Viktor Bryukhanov, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Udo Lattek. After him are Zhelyu Zhelev, William Friedkin, Ernesto Laclau, David Lodge, Monique Wittig, and Seiji Ozawa.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Abdou Diouf ranks 4 out of 138. Before him are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Abdoulaye Wade (1926), and Ségolène Royal (1953). After him are Patrick Vieira (1976), Youssou N'Dour (1959), Ousmane Sembène (1923), Ali Dia (1965), Macky Sall (1961), Cheikh Anta Diop (1923), Mariama Bâ (1929), and Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Senegal

Among politicians born in Senegal, Abdou Diouf ranks 3. Before him are Abdoulaye Wade (1926), and Ségolène Royal (1953). After him are Macky Sall (1961), Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921), Mame Madior Boye (1940), Mamadou Dia (1910), Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946), Mahammed Dionne (1959), Fatma Samoura (1962), Habib Thiam (1933), and Aminata Touré (1962).

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