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Senegal swears in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new president

  • The Sall administration passed a general amnesty law covering criminal offenses committed between 2021-2024, condemned for ensuring impunity for protester killings.
  • Faye and Sonko were finally released from prison on March 14, ten days before the election, with celebrations in Dakar.
  • Over 1,000 imprisoned individuals demanded unconditional release, not amnesty.
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Who is Senegal's unlikely new president?

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.

4 months ago·United Kingdom
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The GuardianThe Guardian

Bassirou Diomaye Faye to be sworn in as Senegal’s youngest president

Leftwinger one of a group of opposition politicians freed from prison 10 days before presidential ballotBassirou Diomaye Faye will be sworn in as Senegal’s youngest president on Tuesday, pledging reforms to build on his stunning election win only 10 days after he was released from prison.The 44-year-old pan-Africanist leftwinger has never before held an elected office but several African leaders, including Nigeria’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are to att…

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom
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The HinduThe Hindu

Senegal prepares to swear in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new President

Senegal is inaugurating Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in recent weeks

4 months ago·India
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Senegal swears in Africa's youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise

Senegal inaugurated Africa's youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks.

4 months ago·Canada
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The IndependentThe Independent

Senegal swears in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new president

Senegal has sworn in Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in recent weeks

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom
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Senegal swears in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new president

Senegal has sworn in Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in recent weeks.

4 months ago·United States
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