President of Senegal

President of the
Republic of Senegal
President of the; Republic of Senegal
	Coat of Arms of Senegal
	Incumbent; Macky Sall; since 2 April 2012
Residence	Palace of the Republic
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Léopold Sédar Senghor
Formation	6 September 1960
Salary	15,210 USD annually
Website	[1]

The president of Senegal is the head of state and head of government of Senegal. In accordance with the constitutional reform of 2001, and since a referendum that took place on 20 March 2016, the president is elected for a 5-year term, and limited to two consecutive terms.

The following is a list of presidents of Senegal, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.

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^§ Elected unopposed

Presidents of Senegal (1960–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political Party	Prime Ministers
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party	Prime Ministers
style="background-color:Template:Socialist Party of Senegal/meta/color; color:white;"\| 1		Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001)	1963^[§] 1968^[§] 1973^[§] 1978	6 September 1960	31 December 1980	20 years, 115 days	PSS	Mamadou Dia Abdou Diouf
style="background-color:Template:Socialist Party of Senegal/meta/color; color:white;"\| 2		Abdou Diouf (1935–)	1983 1988 1993	1 January 1981	1 April 2000	19 years, 91 days	PSS	Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse Habib Thiam Moustapha Niasse
style="background-color:Template:Senegalese Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 3		Abdoulaye Wade (1926–)	2000 2007	1 April 2000	2 April 2012	12 years, 1 day	PDS	Moustapha Niasse Mame Madior Boye Idrissa Seck Macky Sall Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye
style="background-color:Template:Alliance for the Republic (Senegal)/meta/color; color:white;"\| 4		Macky Sall (1961–)	2012 2019	2 April 2012	Incumbent	12 years, 77 days	APR	Abdoul Mbaye Aminata Touré Mohamed Dionne Position abolished