List of presidents of Senegal
The president of Senegal is the head of state and head of government of Senegal. In accordance with the constitutional reform of 2001 and since a referendum that took place on 20 March 2016, the president is elected for a 5-year term, with a limit of two consecutive terms. The following is a list of presidents of Senegal, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
Palace of the Republic
| President of the Republic of Senegal | |
|---|---|
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| Residence | Palace of the Republic |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Léopold Sédar Senghor |
| Formation | 6 September 1960 |
| Salary | 15,210 USD annually[1] |
| Website | presidence.sn |
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 Senegal portal |
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Senegal. There was an attempt to modify the term limits in 2012 for Abdoulaye Wade, but it did not materialize.[2]
Presidents of Senegal (1960–present)
Officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001) |
1963[§] 1968[§] 1973[§] 1978 |
6 September 1960 | 31 December 1980 | 20 years, 115 days | PSS | Mamadou Dia Abdou Diouf |
| 2 |  |
Abdou Diouf (born 1935) |
1983 1988 1993 |
1 January 1981 | 1 April 2000 | 19 years, 91 days | PSS | Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse |
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Abdoulaye Wade (born 1926) |
2000 2007 |
1 April 2000 | 2 April 2012 | 12 years, 1 day | PDS | Moustapha Niasse Mame Madior Boye Idrissa Seck Macky Sall Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye |
| 4 |  |
Macky Sall (born 1961) |
2012 2019 |
2 April 2012 | Incumbent | 11 years, 46 days | APR | Abdoul Mbaye Aminata Touré Mohamed Dionne Amadou Ba |
Timeline
Latest election
See also
References
- "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
- Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
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