Daouda Sow (politician)
Daouda Sow (1933 – December 6, 2009) was a
Secretary General
.
Life and career
Sow first joined the Senegalese Popular Bloc (SPB) in 1956.[3]
He was elected as a member of the
Minister of Health under Prime Minister Abdou Diouf in 1970, a position he held until 1972.[3] He next served as Minister of Communications and Relations with Parliament, as well as a spokesperson for the government, from 1973 to 1980.[3]
In 1981, Sow became the
Minister of Defense within the first administration of Prime Minister Habib Thiam.[3] One year later, in 1982, Sow also became the Defense Minister within the first cabinet of the Senegambia Confederation.[3]
Sow was elected the President of the
National Assembly of Senegal on April 12, 1984, succeeding Habib Thiam.[3] He was re-elected in April 1988.[3] He was forced to resign as President of the Assembly on December 9, 1988, and was succeeded by Abdoul Aziz Ndaw.[3]
Sow remained a member of the PS until his death.[2] He also worked as the PS coordinator for Linguère Department.[2]
Daouda Sow died in
Djibo Kâ, Habib Sy and Mamadou Seck.[2] Sow was buried in the village of Kamb, Linguère Department, Senegal.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Assemblée nationale - Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement Sénégalais". May 12, 2019. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Décès de Daouda Sow, ancien président de l'Assemblée nationale". Agence de Presse Senegalaise. Le Quotidien (Senegal). 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Décès de Daouda Sow, ancien président de l'Assemblée nationale". Agence de Presse Senegalaise. 2009-12-06. Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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