Bécaye Diop (born 1945) is a Senegalese politician, who is a member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and has held several ministerial positions.
Biography
Originally from Fuladu (Upper Casamance), Diop achieved a from the for vocational training in
Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). It ...
in 1961 and then became a schoolteacher, headmaster of an elementary school, and mayor of Kolda.
In 2000, when President Abdoulaye Wade and the Senegalese Democratic Party came to power, he was named ministerial delegate for the ministry of education, in charge of vocational education, professional training, literacy and national languages.
On 1 October 2002, the Minister of the Armed Forces,
Youba Sambou
Youba Sambou (born 1944) is a Senegalese politician from Casamance who served in the government of Senegal as Minister of the Armed Forces from 2000 to 2002. He also served as Mayor of Bignona and was elected as a member of the National Assembly ...
was dismissed, following the sinking of the on 26 September 2002. On 6 November 2002, Bécaye Diop succeeded him as head of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. He retained this role in several successive cabinets (those of Idrissa Seck,
Abdoulaye Baldé succeeded him as head of the ministry and he was named Minister of the Interior, replacing Cheikh Tidiane Sy. He lost this position in April 2012, as a result of the victory of
Macky Sall
Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sàll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤭 𞤅𞤢𞤤, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voti ...
in the
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. Mbaye Ndiaye became the new Minister of the Interior.
In 2014, as part of the Benno Bokk Yaakaar coalition, he became mayor of the small town of
Ross Béthio
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The town lies on the N2 road connecting it to Saint-Louis and Dakar to the west and Richard Toll to the e ...
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Bécaye Diop is married and has six children.
See also
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Politics of Senegal
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Armed Forces of Senegal
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References
Bibliography
*Babacar Ndiaye et Waly Ndiaye, ''Présidents et ministres de la République du Sénégal'', Dakar, 2006 (2nd edition), pp. 161.