Mamadou Dia

Politician

1910 – 2009

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Who was Mamadou Dia?

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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Born
Jul 18, 1910
Senegal
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Toucouleur people
Profession
Died
Jan 25, 2009
Dakar

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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