Abdou Diouf

Abdou Diouf
Abdou Diouf
Abdu Juuf
	Diouf in 2008
2nd Secretary General of La Francophonie
	In office; 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2014
Preceded by	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Succeeded by	Michaëlle Jean
2nd President of Senegal
	In office; 1 January 1981 – 1 April 2000
Prime Minister	Habib Thiam; Moustapha Niasse; Habib Thiam; Mamadou Lamine Loum
Preceded by	Léopold Sédar Senghor
Succeeded by	Abdoulaye Wade
1st President of Senegambia
	In office; 12 December 1981 – 30 September 1989
Vice President	Dawda Jawara
2nd Prime Minister of Senegal
	In office; 26 February 1970 – 31 December 1980
President	Léopold Sédar Senghor
Preceded by	Mamadou Dia (1962)
Succeeded by	Habib Thiam
Personal details
Born	7 September 1935 (age 88); Louga, French West Africa; (now Senegal)
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse	Elizabeth Diouf
Alma mater	University of Dakar; Pantheon-Sorbonne University

Abdou Diouf (US: /ˈɑːbduː diˈuːf/ ^ⓘ AHB-doo dee-OOF; Serer: Abdu Juuf; born 7 September 1935)^[1] is a Senegalese politician who was the second President of Senegal, in office from January 1981 to April 2000.

Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession and leaving willingly after losing the 2000 presidential election to Abdoulaye Wade. He was also the second Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from January 2003 to December 2014.^{[citation needed]}