Abdourahmane Sow
Abdourahmane Sow | |
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| Minister of the Interior of Senegal | |
| In office 1995 – January 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Djibo Leyti Kâ |
| Succeeded by | Lamine Cissé |
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| Born | 14 March 1942 Cambérène, French West Africa |
| Died | 15 July 2023 (aged 81) Dakar, Senegal |
Abdourahmane Sow (14 March 1942 – 15 July 2023) was a Senegalese politician who was Minister of the Interior of Senegal under the presidency of Abdou Diouf, held the post of chair of the World Scout Committee.[1]
In 1995 he became Minister of the Interior in the third government of Habib Thiam, replacing Djibo Leyti Kâ. General Lamine Cissé succeeded him in January 1998.
In 1998 Sow was appointed Minister of Urban Planning and Habitat in the government of Mamadou Lamine Loum. After being a socialist minister for several years, he was elected Liberal deputy of Louga to the National Assembly, of which he became the fourth vice-president.[2]
Sow was married and had 6 children. He died on 15 July 2023, at the age of 81.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nkwenkwe Nkomo elected to World Scout Committee". South African Scout Association. September 2005. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Abdou Latif Coulibaly, Wade, un opposant au pouvoir : l'alternance piégée ?, Éditions sentinelles, Dakar, 2003, p. 189 ISBN 978-2-915391-00-8
- ^ "Nécrologie : L'ancien ministre Abdourahmane Sow rappelé à Dieu". Sene.news. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Babacar Ndiaye et Waly Ndiaye, Présidents et ministres de la République du Sénégal, Dakar, 2006 (2e éd.), p. 393
- Fiche d'Abdourahmane Sow sur le site de l'Assemblée nationale
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- 1942 births
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