Mamadou Dia
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Mamadou Dia was a Senegalese
politician
who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal
from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was planning to stage a military coup to overthrow President Léopold Sédar Senghor
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Dia started life in politics as a leader in the Afrique occidentale française
(AOF). Dia served in the French senate
1948-1956 and the French national assembly
1956-1958. Dia was appointed prime minister by the French National Assembly
to serve alongside the newly elected president Léopold Sédar Senghor. His time served as prime minister was often controversial and his radical socialist views often clashed with those of the more moderate Senghor.
In 1962, he was accused of plotting a coup
and as a result, was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned until 1974.
Dia attempted to restart his career in the early 1980s, but the small party he led found little support.
He died in Dakar on January 25, 2009 at the age of 98.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal
Prime Minister of Senegal
The Prime Minister of Senegal is the head of government of Senegal. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Senegal, who is directly elected for a five year term. The Prime Minister, in turn, appoints the Senegalese cabinet, after consultation with the President.This is a list of the...
from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was planning to stage a military coup to overthrow President Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who for two decades served as the first president of Senegal . Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. Before independence, he founded the political party called the Senegalese...
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Biography
Mamadou Dia was born in Kombolé, Senegal on July 18, 1910. He was educated at École William PontyÉcole normale supérieure William Ponty
École William Ponty was a government teachers' college in what is now Senegal. The school is now in Kolda, Senegal, where it is currently known as École de formation d’instituteurs William Ponty. It is associated with the French university IUFM at Livry-Gargan.-Notable alumni:Many of the school's...
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Dia started life in politics as a leader in the Afrique occidentale française
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan , French Guinea , Côte d'Ivoire , Upper Volta , Dahomey and Niger...
(AOF). Dia served in the French senate
French Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president.The Senate enjoys less prominence than the lower house, the directly elected National Assembly; debates in the Senate tend to be less tense and generally enjoy less media coverage.-History:France's first...
1948-1956 and the French national assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
1956-1958. Dia was appointed prime minister by the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
to serve alongside the newly elected president Léopold Sédar Senghor. His time served as prime minister was often controversial and his radical socialist views often clashed with those of the more moderate Senghor.
In 1962, he was accused of plotting a coup
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
and as a result, was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned until 1974.
Dia attempted to restart his career in the early 1980s, but the small party he led found little support.
He died in Dakar on January 25, 2009 at the age of 98.
Filmography
- « La crise éclair qu'a vécue Dakar » (en ligne, un document audiovisuel de l'INAInstitut national de l'audiovisuelThe Institut national de l'audiovisuel , is a repository of all French radio and television audiovisual archives. Additionally it provides customers with a free and immediate access to archives of countries such as Afghanistan and Cambodia...
de 1' 23, retraçant la tentative de coup d'État de Mamadou Dia, diffusé à l'origine par les Actualités françaises le 26 décembre 1962) - « Le Sénégal après la crise » (en ligne, un document audiovisuel de l'INAInstitut national de l'audiovisuelThe Institut national de l'audiovisuel , is a repository of all French radio and television audiovisual archives. Additionally it provides customers with a free and immediate access to archives of countries such as Afghanistan and Cambodia...
de 7' 20, proposant un bilan après le coup d'État avorté de Mamadou Dia, diffusé à l'origine au cours du Journal télévisé de l'ORTF le 27 décembre 1962)
Writings
- The African Nations and World Solidarity. Translated by Mercer Cook. Pp. xii, 145. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1961
External links
- Un article de M. Dia qui analyse la politique économique du Président Wade en 2001
- Senegal - History and Politics Institute for Security Studies, South Africa.