Doudou Ndoye is a Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

ese lawyer and politician. He is the Secretary-General of the Union for the Republic (UPR), a political party

Political party

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 he founded in 2000, and was a candidate in the 2007 presidential election

Senegalese presidential election, 2007

A presidential election was held in Senegal on 25 February 2007. The incumbent president, Abdoulaye Wade, who was first elected in 2000, won the election in the first round with almost 56% of the vote.-Date of the election:...

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Biography

Ndoye was born in Dakar

Dakar

Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...

. He was a founding member of the Senegalese Democratic Party

Senegalese Democratic Party

The Senegalese Democratic Party is a political party in Senegal. The party considers itself a liberal party and is a member of the Liberal International. Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal's president, is the party's leader...

 (PDS), but on December 31, 1981 he resigned from the PDS, in which he had held the position of National Secretary in charge of relations with the party's internal organs, and joined the Socialist Party

Socialist Party of Senegal

The Socialist Party of Senegal is a political party in Senegal. It was the ruling party in Senegal from independence in 1960 until 2000. Ousmane Tanor Dieng has been the First Secretary of the party since 1996...

 (PS). As a member of the Socialist Party, he became Administrative Secretary to the Political Bureau before serving in the government as Minister of Justice under President Abdou Diouf

Abdou Diouf

Abdou Diouf was the second President of Senegal, serving from 1981 to 2000. Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession, and leaving willingly after losing the 2000 presidential election to Abdoulaye Wade...

 from April 8, 1983 to January 2, 1986.

He has published several books on legal matters. He is the founder and publishing manager of African Legal Editions, as well as the founder of EDJA. Since 1983, he has been affiliated with the Institut international de droit d’expression et d’inspiration françaises and Lawyers Without Borders

Lawyers Without Borders

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(Avocats sans frontiere).

In the February 2007 presidential election, Ndoye placed 12th out of 15 candidates with 0.29% of the vote.