Abdou N'Daffa Faye (died March 1967) was the

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Demba Diop Demba Diop (10 May 1927 – 3 February 1967) was a Senegalese politician. He served as Minister of Youth and Sport under President Léopold Sédar Senghor and was Mayor of Mbour from 1966 until his assassination. Life Born in Boghé (n ...

, a minister in the

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. Faye shot Diop on 3 February 1967 in a

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Thiès Thiès (; ; Noon language, Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road (Senegal), N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and Saint-Louis, ...

. Faye was

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by a Senegalese court, and was the first of two people to be executed in post-independence Senegal. He was executed by

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in March 1967. However, according to

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, Faye was the second and most recent person to have been executed by Senegal. This information is contradicted by other sources, which report that Moustapha Lô was executed in June 1967 and that Faye was, in fact, the first person executed by Senegal.

References

(1989). ''When the State Kills: The Death Penalty v. Human Rights'' (New York: Amnesty International, ) p. 200 *——
"West Africa: Time to Abolish the Death Penalty"
2003-10-10 *Keesing's Publications (1972). ''Africa Independent: A Survey of Political Developments'' (New York: Scribner) p. 236 1967 deaths 20th-century executions by Senegal Executed Senegalese people Executed assassins People executed by Senegal by firing squad Senegalese assassins People convicted of murder by Senegal Senegalese people convicted of murder Year of birth missing 20th-century murderers {{Senegal-bio-stub