President of Senegal

The president of Senegal (Template:Langx) is the head of state 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.

Election process

Inauguration

The Senegalese Constitution provides the following oath for the president which must be taken before they enter into office:

"I swear, before God and the people of Senegal, to faithfully execute the office of president of the republic of Senegal, to keep the provisions of the Constitution and laws and to ensure their observance, to devote all my strength to defending constitutional institutions, to defend Senegal's territorial integrity and its independence, and [I swear] to spare no effort to realize the unity of Africa".

Term

Term duration

In 1991, presidential term lengths were extended from five to seven years.

In January 2001, during Abdoulaye Wade's first term, a constitutional referendum reduced the presidential term back to five years.

In July 2008, during Wade's second term, the National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment increasing the length of the presidential term back to seven years, as it was prior to the adoption of the 2001 constitution. This extension did not apply to Abdoulaye Wade's 2007–2012 term.

In 2016, during Macky Sall's first term, per another constitutional referendum, the length of the presidential term was decreased back to five years. The amendments were adopted in constitutional law № 2016-10.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Senegal. Abdoulaye Wade was controversially allowed to run for president in 2012 following the 2008 constitutional amendment, but lost re-election to Macky Sall.

Privileges

Buildings

File:Palais présidentiel à Dakar - 2.JPG

Palace of the Republic

The Palace of the Republic (Template:Langx) is the presidential residence, located in Dakar in the Plateau district. After having been the official residence of the Governor-General of French West Africa. The construction of the palace in its first state was ordered in 1902 by Gaston Doumergue, Minister of the Colonies, to house in the capital the Governor General of French West Africa who was then residing in Saint-Louis. The architect was Henri Deglane.

List of officeholders

Political parties

  Socialist Party of Senegal (PSS)

  Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS)

  Alliance for the Republic (APR)

  African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (PASTEF)

Symbols

^§ Elected unopposed

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 1	File:Senghor1981.jpg	Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001)	Template:Text Template:Text Template:Text Template:Text 1978	6 September 1960	31 December 1980	Template:Ayd	PSS	Mamadou Dia Abdou Diouf
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 2	File:Abdou Diouf.jpg	Abdou Diouf (born 1935)	1983 1988 1993	1 January 1981	1 April 2000	Template:Ayd	PSS	Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse Habib Thiam Mamadou Lamine Loum
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 3	File:Abdoulaye Wade 2011.jpg	Abdoulaye Wade (born 1926)	2000 2007	1 April 2000	2 April 2012	Template:Ayd	PDS	Moustapha Niasse Mame Madior Boye Idrissa Seck Macky Sall Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 4	File:President Macky Sall of Senegal, speaking at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, 20 January 2020 (cropped).jpg	Macky Sall (born 1961)	2012 2019	2 April 2012	2 April 2024	Template:Age in years and months	APR	Abdoul Mbaye Aminata Touré Mohamed Dionne Amadou Ba Sidiki Kaba
style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 5	File:Bassirou Diomaye Faye - 2024 (cropped).jpg	Bassirou Diomaye Faye (born 1980)	2024	2 April 2024	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	PASTEF	Sidiki Kaba Ousmane Sonko

Timeline

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See also

• Politics of Senegal
• Prime Minister of Senegal
• First Lady of Senegal
• List of colonial governors of Senegal

External links

• World Statesmen – Senegal