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Born September 7, 1935 (age 91) • Louga • Senegal
Title / Office president (1981-2000), Senegal • prime minister (1970-1981), Senegal
Political Affiliation Socialist Party

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Senegalese politician Abdou Diouf, pictured here in 1988, served as president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000
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