Abdoulaye Wade is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Abdoulaye Wade as 3rd President of Senegal.
Abdoulaye Wade was born at Kébémer in 1926. His recorded nationality is Senegal. He was educated at Lycée Condorcet and Marie and Louis Pasteur University.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The offices held were President of Senegal (2000–2012), Chairperson of ECOWAS (2001–2003) and president.
His political affiliation is recorded as Senegalese Democratic Party.
His name is attached above all to party since it was founded in 1974. The test of a public life is what remained possible afterwards that had not been possible before.
Formal honours included the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize (2005), Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion and Order of Merit of Senegal.
That the career was made in Senegal is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Achievements
- President of Senegal (2000–2012)
- Chairperson of ECOWAS (2001–2003)
- president
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize — 2005
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion
- Order of Merit of Senegal
- Educated at Lycée Condorcet and Marie and Louis Pasteur University
