Moustapha Niasse
Moustapha Niasse | |
|---|---|
Djibo Ka | |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Baudin |
| In office 1978–1984 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Babacar Ba |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahima Fall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1939 Keur Madiabel, French West Africa (now Senegal) |
| Political party | AFP |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Occupation | Politician |
Moustapha Niasse (born 4 November 1939[1]) is a Senegalese politician and diplomat who served as the President of the National Assembly of Senegal from 2012 to 2022. He served in the government of Senegal as Foreign Minister from 1978 to 1984 and again from 1993 to 1998. He was Prime Minister of Senegal for a few weeks in 1983, and he held that position again from 2000 to 2001.
Early life and education
Niasse was born in Keur Madiabel, Senegal.[1] He graduated from Cheikh Anta Diop University and University of Paris.
Political career
He was director of the Presidential Cabinet from 1970 to 1979. In March 1979, he became Minister of Town Planning, Housing and Environment, serving in that position until September 1979,
During the late 1990s, he broke with President Abdou Diouf and formed his own party, the Alliance of the Forces of Progress (AFP). He was a candidate in the February 2000 presidential election, in which against President Diouf and long-time opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade also competed. Niasse received third place and 16.77% of the vote,[3] while Diouf and Wade went to a runoff. Niasse supported Wade in the second round, and Wade promised him the position of Prime Minister; his support contributed to Wade's victory over Diouf. After Wade took office in early April 2000, he appointed Niasse as his Prime Minister.[4]
Niasse served as prime minister until he resigned on March 3, 2001 due to the difficult relationship between himself and Wade.
Opposing an extension of the National Assembly's term beyond its five-year mandate, Niasse chose to resign his seat as a Deputy in June 2006, when the parliamentary term was originally scheduled to end.[8]
In December 2006, Niasse was chosen as the candidate of Alternative 2007, a coalition of ten opposition parties, for the
According to final results, Niasse placed fourth in the presidential election with 5.93% of the vote.[12] He won one of the country's 34 departments, that of Nioro.[13] Niasse rejected the results, alleged fraud, and said that the election was "a farce", but also said that he did not intend to file an appeal regarding the results.[14]
Soon after the election, Wade mentioned Niasse as one of several opposition politicians who would be facing prosecution for corruption.
In the
In the February–March 2012 presidential election, Niasse stood again as a candidate and then backed Macky Sall against President Wade in the second round. Sall won the election. A few months later, Niasse was elected to the National Assembly in the July 2012 parliamentary election as a member of the coalition supporting President Sall. The presidential coalition won a large majority of seats. On 30 July 2012, he was elected as President of the National Assembly; he defeated opposition candidate Oumar Sarr, a loyalist of Wade.[18] Niasse received 126 votes against 17 votes for Sarr; there were three blank votes.[19]
On 11 October 2013, Niasse was re-elected as President of the National Assembly for another year.[20]
References
- ^ a b c d Profile at Alliance des Forces de Progrès website Archived 2012-06-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ List of former foreign ministers Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (click images for dates) at Senegalese Foreign Ministry web site. (in French).
- ^ Elections in Senegal, African Elections Database.
- ^ "Senegal's Wade names prime minister" Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, April 2, 2000.
- ^ Diadie Ba, "Senegal's first woman premier appointed", Reuters, March 4, 2001.
- ^ "List of deputies elected in the 2001 election". Archived from the original on 22 April 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Senegalese government website (in French). - ^ "Niasse Moustapha", Sénégal: Les Hommes de Pouvoir, number 5, Africa Intelligence, 17 July 2001 (in French).
- ^ Amadou Diouf, "Moustapha Niasse démissionne de l'Assemblée nationale", Wal Fadjri, June 15, 2006 (in French).
- ^ "Senegalese opposition leader heads new coalition"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, December 22, 2006.
- ^ "Police free Senegalese opposition leaders"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, January 27, 2007.
- ^ Nico Colombant, "Senegalese Candidates Trade Accusations on Campaign Trail" Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, VOA News, February 10, 2007.
- ^ "Le texte intégral de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel", Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, March 11, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Abdoulaye Wade passe au premier tour avec 55,07 %, selon des chiffres provisoires", Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, March 1, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Defeated candidate challenges Wade’s victory but will not file an appeal"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, March 2, 2007.
- ^ "Wade announces resumption of legal proceedings against some politicians"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, March 1, 2007.
- ^ "Senegal, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2006", U.S. Department of State, March 6, 2007.
- ^ Pape Bakary Kamara, "Moustapha Niasse - 'Abdoulaye Wade doit démissionner'", Wal Fadjri, 24 March 2009 (in French).
- ^ "Senegal's Niasse elected parliament speaker", Agence France-Presse, 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Moustapha Niasse élu président de l'Assemblée nationale", Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, 30 July 2012 (in French).
- ^ "Renouvellement sans surprise, mais non sans critiques, du bureau de l'Assemblée sénégalaise", Radio France Internationale, 12 October 2013 (in French).