Macky Sall

Macky Sall is a Senegalese politician who served as Senegal’s president from 2012 to 2024 and prime minister from 2004 to 2007.

Abdoulaye Wade: Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician who served as president from 2000 to 2012. Wade appointed Sall prime minister before the two became political rivals.
2024 Senegalese presidential election: The election in which Bassirou Diomaye Faye won Senegal’s presidency in March 2024. It ended Sall’s presidency after a delayed vote and a decisive opposition victory.
Plan Sénégal Émergent: Senegal’s long-term development strategy launched under Macky Sall in 2014. It organized his government’s economic and infrastructure agenda.
Presidential term limits in Senegal: Constitutional rules governing the number and length of Senegal’s presidential terms. Debate over whether Sall could seek another term shaped the opposition to his government.
Ousmane Sonko: Ousmane Sonko is a Senegalese opposition politician and founder of the PASTEF party. Sonko became a leading opponent of Sall and a central figure in the succession crisis.
Senegalese constitutional crisis (2024): A political crisis triggered by the postponement of Senegal’s 2024 presidential election. Sall’s attempted postponement prompted legal challenges, protests, and a rapid election timetable.
Blaise Diagne International Airport: Senegal’s international airport near Diass, which opened in 2017. The airport was a major infrastructure project delivered during Sall’s presidency.
Third-termism in Africa: Attempts by African presidents to remain in office beyond established term limits. Sall’s eligibility debate became part of wider regional scrutiny of presidential term limits.
Amadou Ba: Amadou Ba is a Senegalese politician who served as prime minister and ran as the governing coalition’s candidate in 2024. Sall chose Ba as his party’s presidential candidate after deciding not to seek a third term.
Senegalese politics: The institutions, parties, and political activity governing Senegal. His presidency unfolded within Senegal’s competitive party system and democratic institutions.

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