Daouda Sow (1933 – December 6, 2009) was a

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

ese

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and

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. He served as the President of the National Assembly from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the

Socialist Party of Senegal The Socialist Party of Senegal (french: Parti Socialiste du Sénégal, PS) is a political party in Senegal. It was the ruling party in Senegal from independence in 1960 until 2000. In the 2000 presidential election, the party's candidate and previ ...

(PS) and served as the party's

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Life and career

Sow first joined the

Senegalese Popular Bloc The Senegalese Popular Bloc (in French: ''Bloc Populaire Sénégalais'' (BPS)) was the result of the merger of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc (BDS) of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese Democratic Union (UDS), Casamancian Autonomous Movement (MA ...

(SPB) in 1956. He was elected as a member of the Senegalese Parliament from 1963 to 1970. He became Senegal's

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

under Prime Minister

Abdou Diouf Abdou Diouf ( ; Serer: ; born 7 September 1935)Biography at Socialist Party website

in 1970, a position he held until 1972. He next served as Minister of Communications and Relations with Parliament, as well as a spokesperson for the government, from 1973 to 1980. In 1981, Sow became the
Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
within the first administration of Prime Minister
Habib Thiam Habib Thiam (21 January 1933 – 26 June 2017)"Sénégal : décès de l'ancien ...
. One year later, in 1982, Sow also became the Defense Minister within the first
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of the
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. Sow was elected the President of the
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on April 12, 1984, succeeding
Habib Thiam Habib Thiam (21 January 1933 – 26 June 2017)"Sénégal : décès de l'ancien ...
. He was re-elected in April 1988. He was forced to resign as President of the Assembly on December 9, 1988, and was succeeded by Abdoul Aziz Ndaw. Sow remained a member of the PS until his death. He also worked as the PS coordinator for Linguère Department. Daouda Sow died in
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of a long illness on December 6, 2009, at the age of 76. A funeral was held in Dakar and was attended by many prominent Senegalese politicians, including
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.) is a Senegalese politician and diplomat who has been List ...
, Djibo Kâ,
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and Mamadou Seck. Sow was buried in the village of Kamb, Linguère Department, Senegal.

References
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