Abdoulaye Wade

3rd President of Senegal · Senegal · On the map · Politicians · Born 1926 · age 100 · also France

Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician who served as the third president of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974. Assuming office at 73, Wade was the oldest person to occupy the post.

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2009Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAwardHonorary Doctorate from University of Montpellier-IAward2006Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne UniversityAward2005Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace PrizeAwardHonorary Doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur UniversityAwardHonorary Doctor of University of Lyon-IIIAward2002Honorary Doctorate at the Université d'Auvergne - Clermont IAward2001Named Chairperson of ECOWASOffice21 December 2001 to 31 January 2003Gold Olympic OrderAward2000Named President of SenegalOffice1 April 2000 to 2 April 2012Honorary Doctorate from University of Bordeaux-IVAward1926Born29 May 1926