Foreign Minister of Senegal

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The Foreign Minister of Senegal is a cabinet-level position in the government of the Republic of Senegal. The position was founded upon independence of Senegal from France in 1960. [1]

List of Foreign Ministers of Senegal

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Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office
Doudou Thiam 19601962
André Guillabert 19621962
Doudou Thiam 19621968
Alioune Badara M'Bengue 19681968
Amadou Karim Gaye 19681972
Coumba Ndoffène Diouf 19721973
Assane Seck 19731978
Babacar Ba 19781978
Moustapha Niasse 19781984
Ibrahima Fall 19841990
Seydina Oumar Sy 19901991
Djibo Ka 19911993
Moustapha Niasse 19931998
Jacques Baudin 19982000
Cheikh Tidiane Gadio 20002009
Madické Niang [3] 20092012
Alioune Badara Cissé 20122012
Mankeur Ndiaye 20122017
Sidiki Kaba 20172019
Amadou Ba 20192020
Aïssata Tall Sall 20202023
Ismaïla Madior Fall 20232024
Mankeur Ndiaye 20242024
Yacine Fall 2024Incumbent

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References

  1. ↑ Official Website Foreign Ministry of Senegal
  2. ↑ "Anciens ministres | MAESE". www.diplomatie.gouv.sn. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19.
  3. ↑ Foreign ministers S-Z rulers.org


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