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    Macky Sall is a Senegalese politician who served as the 4th President of Senegal from 2012 to 2024. He previously served as the 8th Prime Minister of Senegal from July 2004 to June 2007, under President Abdoulaye Wade and President of the National Assembly from June 2007 to November 2008. Sall served … See more

    Sall was one of five children born to Amadou Abdoul Sall, who was a state worker and then a caretaker and Coumba Thimbo, a peanut seller. He was raised in Fatick and Futa Tooro, as well as … See more

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    In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Sall was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate on the national list of the Coalition. … See more

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    In the 2012 Presidential elections, Sall ran as the candidate of the "Macky 2012" coalition, with the slogan, "The Path of Real Development"… See more

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    Sall joined Wade's Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) in the late 1980s.
    He became Secretary-General of the PDS Regional … See more

    On 21 July 2004, Macky Sall was appointed Prime Minister by President Wade, after Wade dismissed his predecessor, Idrissa Seck. On 25 July 2004, Sall became … See more

    Sall founded his own party, the Alliance for the Republic–Yaakaar (APR), on 1 December 2008. The Interior Ministry accused Sall of… See more

    Foreign policy
    In 2015, Macky Sall decided to dispatch 2,100 Senegalese troops to join the Saudi Arabian-ledSee more

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