Modou Dia

Senegalese politician and former diplomat

Modou Dia (born 27 March 1950) is a Senegalese politician and former diplomat. Dia represented Senegal in Saudi Arabia, the Soviet Union, West Germany and Austria. He also was the Senegalese permanent representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. Dia was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election,[1] placing last out of 15 candidates with about 0.13% of the vote.[2]

Dia attended the Institut catholique d'arts et métiers in Lille.

References

  1. ^ "L’ancien ambassadeur Modou Dia veut faire décoller le Sénégal à l’horizon 2017", African Press Agency, February 6, 2007 (in French).
  2. ^ "Le texte intégral de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel", Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, March 11, 2007 (in French).
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Candidates in the 2007 Senegalese presidential election
  • Abdoulaye Wade
  • Abdoulaye Bathily
  • Modou Dia
  • Mamadou Lamine Diallo
  • Ousmane Tanor Dieng
  • Cheikh Bamba Dièye
  • Mama Adama Guèye
  • Alioune Mbaye
  • Doudou Ndoye
  • Moustapha Niasse
  • Robert Sagna
  • Landing Savané
  • Idrissa Seck
  • Louis Jacques Senghor
  • Talla Sylla


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