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Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal's new president

Bassirou Diomaye Faye (L) is sworn in as Senegal's President at an exhibition center in the new town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar on April 2, 2024.

Senegal inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president on Tuesday, completing the previously little-known opposition figure's dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in recent weeks.

Faye was released from prison less than two weeks before the March 24 election, along with popular opposition figure and mentor Ousmane Sonko, following a political amnesty announced by outgoing President Macky Sall. It is the former tax inspector's first time in elected office.

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