Mamoudou Touré Explained

Mamoudou Touré
Office:Minister of the Economy and Finance of Senegal
Term Start:May 1983
Term End:April 1988
Predecessor:Ousmane Seck
Successor:Serigne Lamine Diop
President:Abdou Diouf
Birth Date:2 April 1928
Birth Place:Kaédi, French West Africa
Death Place:Dakar, Senegal

Mamoudou Touré (2 April 1928 – 28 December 2017) was a Senegalese economist, diplomat and politician. He served as Minister of Economy and Finance from May 1983 until April 1988 under former President Abdou Diouf.[1] [2] Under Touré, the government launched a series of agricultural and industrial policies.[2]

Touré was also a former official and economist for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which he joined in April 1967.[2] He chaired the board of directors of the Senegalese-Tunisian Bank (Banque sénégalo-tunisienne) later in life.[2]

Mamoudou Touré died in Dakar, Senegal, on 28 December 2017, at the age of 89.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MINISTRES EN CHARGE DE L'ECONOMIE. February 16, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060216221908/http://www.finances.gouv.sn/histo.htm. 2006-02-16.
  2. News: Abdou . Timera . Nécrologie: Mamoudou Touré, l'ancien ministre de l'Economie et des Finances est décédé . Ferloo.com . 2018-12-29 . 2018-01-22.