List of Famous people born in Louga, Senegal

Gorgui Dieng

First Name Gorgui

Born on January 18, 1990 (age 35)

Born in Senegal, Louga

Height 211 cm | 6'11

Basketball Player

Sportsperson

Gorgui Sy Dieng is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Gorgui means "the old one" in his native language Wolof.

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Abdoulaye Wade

First Name Abdoulaye

Last Name Wade

Born on May 29, 1926 (age 98)

Born in Senegal, Louga

Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974. A long-time opposition leader, he ran for President four times, beginning in 1978, before he was elected in 2000. He won re-election in 2007 with a majority in the first round, but in 2012 he was defeated in a controversial bid for a third term.

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