Sindjely wade biography

  • Abdoulaye wade net worth
  • Karim wade
  • Is abdoulaye wade still alive

    • •

    An Aging African Leader Whose Time Has Ended

    Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's outdated model of governance isn't working for his country.

    President Abdoulaye Wade attends an awards event in the capital Dakar / Reuters

    Wade wants a third term and he's arranged for Senegal's courts and constitution to comply. He has triumphed -- so far, and in part because Senegal's judges banned Youssou N'Dour, the wildly popular Woloff singer and bandleader, from competing against him. Now Wade seems destined to win another term on February Or at least he promises he will.

    Wade is a politician of persistence without purpose. He is neither puppet nor puppet master in Senegalese politics, but rather a triumph of form over content. His only credible achievements are negatives: Senegal has not had a civil war (like Sudan), not had an Islamic uprising (like Nigeria), not hosted a genocide, and not had a military coup.

    For the Senegalese -- a people of great culture, dignity, drive, and c

    •

    Viviane Wade

    First lady of Senegal ()

    Viviane Wade (née Vert; born 13 September ) is a French-born Senegalese public figure who served as First Lady of Senegal from to , as the wife of President Abdoulaye Wade.

    Early life

    [edit]

    Born in Besançon, Doubs, she was raised in France. She met Abdoulaye Wade while they attended the University of Franche-Comté in Besançon; they were married in [1]

    Political life

    [edit]

    Abdoulaye Wade later became active as leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party in opposition. Following the presidential election, in which Wade was defeated, there was some political unrest in the country and the vice president of the Constitutional Court, Babacar Seye, was assassinated. Both Abdoulaye and Viviane were arrested and imprisoned under suspicion of involvement. Those charges were later dropped, and three other people were sentenced for the murder.[2] Following her husband's election as President of Senegal in , Viviane became

  • sindjely wade biography

    • •

    Abdoulaye Wade: 5 facts about Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (VIDEO)

    BOSTON — When Abdoulaye Wade was first elected Senegal's president in , he was celebrated as a symbol of change for the West African country.

    More than a decade later, however, many Senegalese people are violently protesting against his candidacy for reelection to a third term in office.

    More from GlobalPost: Senegal: Dakar rocked by anti-Wade demonstrations

    With Senegal's presidential election coming up on Feb. 26, here are five interesting facts you should know about Wade:

    1. “Gorgui” or old man

    Wade, 85, is Africa’s second oldest president after Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe who turned 88 on Feb. Wade was born on May 29, in Kebemer, which is 95 miles north of the capital, Dakar, but some dispute Wade's real birth date, saying it was several years earlier. If Wade wins the election as he predicts, he would be at least 92 years old if he completes his seven-year mandate. Acco