Louis Jacques Senghor
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Louis Jacques Senghor is a Senegal
ese politician, and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election
. He was the candidate of the Senegalese People's Liberal Movement (MLPS). Senghor is the grandson of the first Senegalese president, Leopold Sedar Senghor
.
Senghor was born in Djilor. In the 2007 election, Senghor came in 14th place with about 0.24% of the vote.
Two months after the election, he was reported to have fled to the United States
after being involved in a bad-cheque case involving 40 million West African CFA franc
s (some $
80,000).
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 politician, and was a candidate in the February 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:...
. He was the candidate of the Senegalese People's Liberal Movement (MLPS). Senghor is the grandson of the first Senegalese president, Leopold Sedar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who for two decades served as the first president of Senegal . Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. Before independence, he founded the political party called the Senegalese...
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Senghor was born in Djilor. In the 2007 election, Senghor came in 14th place with about 0.24% of the vote.
Two months after the election, he was reported to have fled to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
after being involved in a bad-cheque case involving 40 million West African CFA franc
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is the currency of eight independent states in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sénégal and Togo. The acronym CFA stands for Communauté financière d'Afrique...
s (some $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
80,000).