Abdoulaye Wade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Abdoulaye Wade

3rd President of Senegal

Date of Birth: 29-May-1926

Place of Birth: Kébémer, Louga, Senegal

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: France, Senegal

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29, 1926) is a Senegalese politician who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012.
He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974.
A long-time opposition leader, he ran for President four times, beginning in 1978, before he was elected in 2000.
He won re-election in 2007 with a majority in the first round, but in 2012 he was defeated in a controversial bid for a third term.