Louis Jacques Senghor

Louis Jacques Senghor (born February 24, 1952[1]) is a Senegalese politician, and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election. He was the candidate of the Senegalese People's Liberal Movement (MLPS). Senghor is the grandson of the first Senegalese president, Léopold Sédar Senghor.[2]

Senghor was born in Djilor.[1] In the 2007 election, Senghor came in 14th place with about 0.24% of the vote.[3]

Two months after the election, he was reported to have fled to the United States after being involved in a bad-cheque case involving 40 million West African CFA francs (some $80,000).[4]

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