Bassirou Diomaye
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist on Tuesday, , was inaugurated as Senegal’s youngest president. His swearing-in followed his victory in the presidential election, which occurred just days ago.
Faye’s triumph came shortly after his release from prison, and at 44 years old, he assumes office without prior experience in elected positions. Nevertheless, his inauguration ceremony in the newly established town of Diamniadio, near Dakar, was attended by numerous African leaders.
Bassirou Diomaye
Here are things to know about Senegal’s Youngest President
1. Faye was born on March 25, 1980, in Ndiaganiao, in the western department of M’Bour, Senegal.
2. He went to primary school in his village and undertook middle and high school in Mbour.
3. In 2000, Faye earned his baccalaureate (A university bachelor’s degree.)
4. He attained a Master’s degree in law in Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop University and subsequently cleared both competitive exams, enrolling at the National School of Administration of Senegal (ENA) and the magistracy in 2004.
5. He is 44 years old.
6. He is Senegal’s youngest President.
7. He took over from immediate past president Macky Sall.
8. He was the General Secretary of the banned party PASTEF.
9. He won the 2024 Senegalese presidential election in place of disqualified candidate Ousmane Sonko.
10. On 14 April 2023, Faye was apprehended as he exited his tax and property office on Rue de Thiong in Dakar.
11. Faye was among a group of political opponents freed from prison 10 days before the March 24 presidential ballot under an amnesty announced by Sall.
12. Faye’s campaign was launched while he was still in detention.
13. He was a former tax inspector
14. He is Senegalese fifth president since independence from France in 1960.
15. He is the first president to openly admit to a polygamous marriage.
16. In the election, Faye received over 54% of the vote, making him the first opposition candidate to have won an election in the first round since Senegal’s independence in 1960.
17. In his inaugural address, Faye pledged to fight corruption and reform the economy.
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