About Abdoulaye Wade
Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician who served as the third president of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974. Assuming office at 73, Wade was the oldest person to occupy the post.
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Awards & Honors
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
Order of Merit of Senegal
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Gold Olympic Order
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion
doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University
honorary doctorate at the université d'Auvergne - Clermont I
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honorary doctorate from University of Montpellier-I
honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-IV
honorary doctor of University of Lyon-III
honorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University
