Ousmane Sonko
Senegal tax inspector and tax justice advocate
Ousmane Sonko (born 15 July 1974) is a Senegalese politician and former tax inspector who is the Prime Minister of Senegal since 2024.
Ousmane Sonko | |
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 Sonko in 2023 | |
| 16th Prime Minister of Senegal | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2024 | |
| President | Bassirou Diomaye Faye |
| Preceded by | Sidiki Kaba |
| Mayor of Ziguinchor | |
| In office 2022–2024 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Senegal | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
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| Born | 15 July 1974 Thiès, Senegal |
| Political party | PASTEF |
| Children | 6 |
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| Alma mater | Gaston Berger University |
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Sonko was the PASTEF candidate in the 2019 presidential election. He was a known critic of former president Macky Sall.
In 2019, Sonko was arrested after sexual assault accusations were made against him. This caused mass protests and rioting across Senegal. In June 2023, he was sentenced to two years in prison.[1]
He replaced as the PASTEF presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election with Bassirou Diomaye Faye. When Diomaye Faye was elected president, he made Sonk his prime minister.[2]
References
change- ↑ Diaw, Papa Atou; Macaulay, Cecilia (2023-06-01). "Ousmane Sonko trial: Senegal opposition leader sentenced for 'corrupting youth'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ "Senegal's youngest-ever president appoints 'breakaway' government". France 24. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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