| Name | Abdourahim Agne |  |
| Surname | Agne | |
| First Names | Abdourahim | |
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| Country of Birth | Senegal |
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| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 2007 | Ministry of Land Settlement & Decentralized Cooperation | Minister of Land Settlement & Decentralized Cooperation | |
| 2006 | 2007 | Ministry of Land Settlement & Decentralized Cooperation | Minister of Microfinance & Decentralized International Cooperation |
| Date of Birth | 1942 |
| Political Affiliation | PS |
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| Notes | CV of Abdourahim Agne Abdourahim Agne worked at USB, Crédit lyonnais and at the BCEAO. He is a graduate of Sciences politiques de Paris and of Etudes supérieures de commerce de Toulouse. He was member of parliament and also president of the regional council of Saint-Louis. [ Retrieved on 06 DEC 2007 - http://www.nettali.net/spip.php?article3822 ] Abdourahim Agne, the vocal leader of the small centre-left Reform Party (PR), was charged on Monday with threatening the state and faces three to five years in jail if convicted. He has been detained in a special hospital cell because he has a weak heart. The tough judicial response to his call for street protests at a political rally last week has caused waves in this generally peaceful West African nation. But it comes as 79-year-old Wade is facing increasing political agitation ahead of parliamentary elections next year. Agne’s problems began last week when a privately-owned newspaper L’Observateur reported that during a rally in the central region of Kaolack, he had called “on the Senegalese to follow the example of Ukraine and take to the streets in their millions to demand the departure of the president.” Both the editor of the newspaper and the local reporter who attended the rally were called in for questioning by police ahead of Agne’s arrest on Saturday. Senegalese Information Minister and government spokesman Bacar Dia described the speech as seditious. “Its aim was to incite people to insurrection, uprising and revolt,” he said. “Despite the gravity of the facts, … when questioned by police Abdourahim Agne not only confirmed committing them but persisted by reiterating them on radio when he left.” [ SENEGAL: Uproar after opposition leader charged with inciting rebellion - 31 May 2005 - http://www.irinnews.org/repor ] |
| Record last updated on 07 MAY 2008 |