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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Andrei Popoviciu

After 12 years in power, Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves a fragile democracy

Senegalese President Macky Sall announced he would not seek a third term during a news conference last month that was broadcast on national television [File: Michele Cattani/AFP]

Dakar, Senegal – A year after his 2012 inauguration as Senegal’s fourth president, Macky Sall delivered a compelling speech – half in French, half in English – at Harvard University in the United States.

Sall had won the presidency after a cut-throat election campaign against his mentor and former President Abdoulaye Wade, under whose wing he had served as minister, prime minister, head of the National Assembly and even as Wade’s own campaign director.

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