Robert Sagna

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Robert Sagna (born April 17, 1939[1]) is a Senegalese politician who is currently mayor of Ziguinchor.

During the presidencies of Léopold Sédar Senghor and Abdou Diouf, Sagna served in the government as secretary of state for human promotion from 1978 to 1980, secretary of state for maritime fishing from 1980 to 1983, minister of equipment from 1983 to 1988, minister of tourism from 1987 to 1988, minister of information for the Sénégambia Confederation from 1988 to 1989, minister of communication from 1988 to 1990, minister of equipment, transport and the sea from 1991 to 1993, and minister of state for agriculture from 1993 to 2000.[1] He has also been the mayor of Ziguinchor since December 1984.[2]

Sagna is a member of the Socialist Party, but is part of a movement within the party called "Democracy and Solidarity" and opposed the 2007 presidential candidacy of the party's secretary general, Ousmane Tanor Dieng. Sagna ran for president in the February 2007 election as the candidate of the coalition Takku Deferat Senegal.[2] He took fifth place with 2.58% of the vote,[3] and lost to incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade, who won a majority in the first round, in his own home base of Ziguinchor. After the election, Sagna said that Wade had been freely elected and that he would not challenge the results.[4]

  1. ^ a b Biography page at official website.
  2. ^ a b "Robert Sagna running for presidency in Senegal", African Press Agency, February 6, 2007.
  3. ^ "Le texte intégral de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel", Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Seneweb.com), March 11, 2007 (French).
  4. ^ "Another defeated candidate accepts Senegal’s election results", African Press Agency, March 3, 2007.
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Candidates in the 2007 Senegalese presidential election Flag of Senegal

Abdoulaye Wade • Abdoulaye Bathily • Modou Dia • Mamadou Lamine Diallo • Ousmane Tanor Dieng • Cheikh Bamba Dieye • Mama Adama Guèye • Alioune Mbaye • Doudou Ndoye • Moustapha Niasse • Robert Sagna • Landing Savané • Idrissa Seck • Louis Jacques Senghor • Talla Sylla

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