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| spouse = Elizabeth Diouf
| alma_mater = [[Cheikh Anta Diop University|University of Dakar]]<br />[[Pantheon-Sorbonne University]]
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'''Abdou Diouf''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Abdou Diouf from Senegal pronunciation (Voice of America).ogg|US|ˈ|ɑː|b|d|uː|_|d|i|ˈ|uː|f}} {{respell|AHB|doo|_|dee|OOF}}; [[Serer language|Serer]]: {{lang|srr|Abdu Juuf}}; born 7 September
Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession
== Early life ==
Diouf was born into the [[Joof family]] in [[Louga]], Senegal, the child of an [[Toucouleur people|Halpulaar]] mother and a [[Serer people|
== Political career ==
After graduation, Diouf returned to Senegal, where, in September 1960, he was appointed Director of International Technical Cooperation. In November 1960, he became assistant
▲After graduation, Diouf returned to Senegal, where in September 1960 he was appointed Director of International Technical Cooperation. In November 1960 he became assistant of the Secretary-General of the Government and in June 1961 he became Secretary-General of the Ministry of Defense.<ref name=PS/><ref name="Rake">Rake, African Leaders: Guiding the New Millinium, p. 193. Scarecrow Press, Inc, 2001.</ref> In 1961 he joined the [[Senegalese Progressive Union]] (''Union Progressiste Sénégalaise'', UPS), which later became the [[Socialist Party of Senegal]].<ref name=Rake/> In December 1961 he became Governor of the [[Sine-Saloum]] Region, serving in that position until December 1962, when he became Director of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In May 1963 he was moved to the position of Director of the Cabinet of President [[Léopold Senghor]], where he remained until December 1965. In January 1964 he became Secretary-General of the Presidency, serving until March 1968 when he became Minister of Planning and Industry. He remained in the latter position until February 1970, when he was named Prime Minister.<ref name=PS/>
== Presidency ==
In 1970, Senghor reinstated the post of prime minister, giving it to Diouf, his protégé. Senghor trusted Diouf, who had administrative experience but no independent power base
===1983 and 1988 elections===
[[File:Le président du Sénégal Abdou Diouf en 1988.jpg|left|thumb|208x208px|Diouf in 1988]]
Diouf continued the political liberalization Senghor had begun by holding elections in 1983.
In 1985, opposing parties tried to form a coalition. It was broken up
In February
===Senegambia===
Under Diouf, Senegal agreed to form a confederation called [[Sénégambia Confederation|Senegambia]] with neighboring [[Gambia]] on
===Response to AIDS===
In 1986, Diouf began an anti-[[AIDS]] program in Senegal
===1993 and 2000 elections===
[[File:President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush host a State Dinner for President Abdou Diouf of Senegal and Elizabeth Diouf.jpg|thumb|200x200px|[[George H. W. Bush|George]] and [[Barbara Bush]] host Abdou and Elizabeth Diouf at the White House, 1991]]
Diouf was reelected in February 1993 with 58% of the vote<ref name=Elections>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/sn.html Elections in Senegal], African Elections Database.</ref> to a 7-year term; presidential term lengths had been extended by two years in 1991.<ref>''Human Rights in Developing Countries Yearbook 1997'', page 276.</ref> In the first round of the 2000 elections, on
==Socialist Party leadership==
Diouf was Deputy Secretary-General of the Socialist Party under Senghor. He became Secretary-General in 1981, and when the party was restructured<ref name=PS/> at its Thirteenth Congress in 1996,<ref name=Bref>[http://www.partisocialiste.sn/ps_vie/enbref.htm Page on the PS at party website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219125157/http://www.partisocialiste.sn/ps_vie/enbref.htm |date=
== International organizations ==
[[File:Abdou Diouf Graduation Speech 02.JPG
After leaving office as President of Senegal, he was unanimously elected as Secretary-General of [[La Francophonie]] at that organization's Ninth Summit on 20 October
Diouf is an Eminent Member of the [[Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation]].
He is also a member of the [[Jacques Chirac Foundation for Sustainable Development and Cultural Dialogue|Fondation Chirac]]'s honour committee,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fondationchirac.eu/en/foundation/honour-committee/|title=Honor Committee|work=Fondation Chirac|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en-US}}</ref> ever since the foundation was launched in 2008 by former French president Jacques Chirac in order to promote world peace and on the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) International Advisory Board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.impact-alliance.org/aboutus/profile-of-IAB-members.html|title=IMPACT- International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats|website=www.impact-alliance.org|access-date=2018-01-03|archive-date=29 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329120358/http://www.impact-alliance.org/aboutus/profile-of-IAB-members.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, he is one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission launched by [[Reporters Without Borders]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://rsf.org/en/abdou-diouf| title = Abdou Diouf {{!}} RSF| date = 9 September 2018}}</ref>
==Honours and decorations==
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| [[File:SEN Order of the Lion - Grand Cross BAR.
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| [[File:Order of Merit - Grand Cross (Senegal) - ribbon bar.png|80px]] || [[Senegal]] || Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
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| [[File:National Order Quebec ribbon bar.svg|80px]] || [[Canada]] || Grand officier of the [[National Order of Quebec]]
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| [[File:Order of National Hero (Congo).gif|80px]] || [[DR Congo]] || Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the National Heroes Kabila-Lumumba]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=RDC : Cinq choses à savoir sur l'Ordre National "Héros Nationaux" |work=Actualite.cd |date=2019-06-01 |access-date=2023-05-08 |url= https://actualite.cd/2019/06/01/rdc-cinq-choses-savoir-sur-lordre-national-heros-nationaux |language=fr }}</ref>
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| [[File:National Order of the Leopard (DR Congo) - ribbon bar.png|80px]] || [[DR Congo]] || Grand Cordon of the [[National Order of the Leopard]]
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| [[File:Ordre de la Pléiade (Francophonie).gif|80px]] || [[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie]] || Grand Cross of the [[Order of La Pléiade]]
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| [[File:OBE Civil ribbon.svg|80px]] || [[United Kingdom]] ||
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| [[File:Ord.GoodHope-ribbon.gif|80px]] || [[South Africa]] || Grand Cross of the [[Order of Good Hope]]
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| [[File:AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR.
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| [[File:PRT Order of Saint James of the Sword - Grand Cross BAR.svg|80px]]|| [[Portugal]] || Grand Cross of the [[Military Order of Saint James of the Sword]]
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| [[File:Order of the Pioneers of Liberia - ribbon bar.png|80px]] || [[Libya]] || Grand Cordon of the Order of the Grand Conqueror
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==References==
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==External links==
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