Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Abdoulaye Wade

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Senegalese statesman Abdoulaye Wade.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

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.

Senegalese - Statesman | Born: May 29, 1926

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We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.

Abdoulaye Wade

A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy.

Abdoulaye Wade

Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.

Abdoulaye Wade

The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.

Abdoulaye Wade

Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual.

Abdoulaye Wade

We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.

Abdoulaye Wade

Europe is not one of the major powers. And Africa even less so of course. But Africa has what Europe lacks: space, human resources, and natural resources while Europe has the technological innovation that Africa lacks. Together we can become a power which can count in the future.

Abdoulaye Wade

We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.

Abdoulaye Wade

I am counting on the private sector, because it is crucial to Senegal's future.

Abdoulaye Wade

I support the state, but not the state-run economy. The state should intervene only to create the conditions necessary for the private sector to thrive.

Abdoulaye Wade

Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Abdoulaye Wade

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