First Lady of Senegal

First Lady of Senegal
Incumbent
Marieme Faye Sall
since April 2, 2012
Residence Presidential Palace
Inaugural holder Colette Senghor
Formation September 6, 1960
Website First Lady of Senegal

The First Lady of Senegal (French: Première Dame du Sénégal) is the title attributed to the wife of the President of Senegal. The country's current first lady is Marieme Faye Sall, wife of President Macky Sall, who had held the position since April 2, 2012. There has been no First Gentleman of Senegal to date.

History

Senegal's inaugural first lady, Colette Hubert Senghor, wife of President Léopold Sédar Senghor, was from France.[1][2] The country's second first lady, Elizabeth Diouf, is the daughter of a Lebanese father and a Senegalese mother.[1] Like Colette Senghor, Viviane Wade, Senegal's third first lady, is from France and an ethnic French woman.[1]

Marieme Faye Sall, who has held the position since 2012, is the country's first black first lady, as well as the first fully Senegalese first lady to be born and raised in the country.[1][2]

First Ladies of Senegal

Name Portrait Term Began Term Ended President of Senegal Notes
Colette Senghor September 6, 1960 December 31, 1980 Léopold Sédar Senghor
Elizabeth Diouf January 1, 1981 April 1, 2000 Abdou Diouf
Viviane Wade April 1, 2000 April 2, 2012 Abdoulaye Wade
Marieme Faye Sall April 2, 2012 Present Macky Sall

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ofori-Atta, Prince (2012-03-27). "Marieme Sall, Senegal's first black First Lady". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  2. 1 2 Look, Anne (2012-04-02). "Senegalese Women Have High Hopes for New First Lady". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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