Louis Jacques Senghor Explained

Louis Jacques Senghor (born February 24, 1952^[1]) is a Senegalese 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, Léopold Sédar Senghor.^[2]

Senghor was born in Djilor.^[1] In the 2007 election, Senghor came in 14th place with about 0.24% of the vote.^[3]

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 francs (some $80,000).^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www1.adie.sn/jo/article.php3?id_article=5524 Decision of the Constitutional Council on presidential candidacies
2. http://www.seneweb.com/news/elections2007/article.php?artid=8348 "Portrait - Louis Jacques Senghor : Louis Jacques Senghor sur les traces de son grand-père de poète"
3. http://www.seneweb.com/news/elections2007/article.php?artid=9107 "Le texte intégral de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel"
4. "Louis-Jacques Senghor candidat indépendant à la Présidentielle poursuivi pour une dette de 40 millions" ("Independent Presidential Candidate Louis-Jacques Senghor Sought for a Debt of 40 million"), Le Quotidien, 18 April 2007; accessed February 7, 2010