Macky Sall (born 1961)
Born 1961 CE.
Macky Sall (French pronunciation: [maki sal], Wolof: Maki SΓ ll, Pulaar: π€π€’π€³π€ π€ π€’π€€β, romanized: Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who served as the fourth president of Senegal from 2012 to 2024. He was the eighth prime minister from 2004 to 2007, under President Abdoulaye Wade and was president of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2008. Sall served as the Mayor of Fatick from 2002 to 2008 and held that post again from 2009 to 2012. He was a long-time member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS). After coming into conflict with Wade, he was removed from his post as President of the National Assembly in November 2008; he consequently founded his own party named the Alliance for the Republic (APR) and joined the opposition. Placing second in the first round of the 2012 presidential election, he won the backing of other opposition candidates and prevailed over Wade in the second round of voting, held on 25 March 2012.
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