List of presidents of Senegal

President of the
Republic of Senegal
Président de la
République du Sénégal
President of the; Republic of Senegal; Président de la; République du Sénégal
	Coat of Arms of Senegal
	Incumbent; Macky Sall; since 2 April 2012
Residence	Palace of the Republic
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Léopold Sédar Senghor
Formation	6 September 1960
Salary	15,210 USD annually
Website	presidence.sn

The president of Senegal (French: Président du Sénégal) is the head of state and head of government 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.

Palace of the Republic

Term limitsEdit

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Senegal. There was an attempt to modify the term limits in 2012 for Abdoulaye Wade, but it did not materialize.^[2]

Presidents of Senegal (1960–present)Edit

KeyEdit

Political parties

Socialist Party of Senegal (PSS)

Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS)

Alliance for the Republic (APR)

Symbols

^§ Elected unopposed

OfficeholdersEdit

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Prime minister(s)
1		Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001)	1963^[§] 1968^[§] 1973^[§] 1978	6 September 1960	31 December 1980	20 years, 115 days	PSS	Mamadou Dia Abdou Diouf
2		Abdou Diouf (born 1935)	1983 1988 1993	1 January 1981	1 April 2000	19 years, 91 days	PSS	Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse
3		Abdoulaye Wade (born 1926)	2000 2007	1 April 2000	2 April 2012	12 years, 1 day	PDS	Moustapha Niasse Mame Madior Boye Idrissa Seck Macky Sall Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye
4		Macky Sall (born 1961)	2012 2019	2 April 2012	Incumbent	11 years, 66 days	APR	Abdoul Mbaye Aminata Touré Mohamed Dionne Amadou Ba

TimelineEdit

Latest electionEdit

ReferencesEdit

^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

External linksEdit

World Statesmen – Senegal

[africabusinessdaily-1] "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.

[termlimits-2] Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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