# Bassirou Diomaye Faye inaugurated as Senegal's president

Date: 2024

Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, also known mononymously as Diomaye, is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who is serving as the fifth and current president of Senegal since 2024. He was previously the general secretary of PASTEF, and won the 2024 Senegalese presidential election in place of disqualified candidate [Ousmane Sonko](/people/ousmane-sonko), whom he later appointed as prime minister.

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