Cheikh Anta Diop University

The Université Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar is a. It is also known as the University of Dakar and abbreviated with UCAD.

It is named after the Senegalese scholar Cheikh Anta Diop.

History of the University

The Université Cheikh Anta Diop is often considered the successor to the l' École de Médecine de l' AOF - Afrique Occidentale Française called. It was founded in 1957 and is the oldest French -language university in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2004, approximately 40,000 students were enrolled at that institution.

Faculties of the University

  • Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FST ): Faculty of Science and Technology
  • Faculté de Lettres et Sciences Humaines ( FLSH ): Faculty of Literature
  • Faculté de Sciences Politique et Juridiques ( FSJP ): Faculty of Law and Political Science
  • Faculté des Sciences et de Gestion Économiques ( FASEG ): Faculty of Economics and Administration
  • Faculté de Médecine, pharmacie et odonto - stomatology ( FMPOS ): Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy

Alumni

  • Amadou Cheiffou (* 1942), Nigerien politician and aerospace engineer
  • Karamba Diaby (* 1961), German politician
  • Mbaye Diagne († 1994), Senegalese officer
  • Fatoumata Dembele Diarra ( born 1949 ), Malian lawyer
  • Simone Gbagbo ( born 1949 ), Ivorian trade unionist and politician
  • Abdoul Mbaye ( born 1953 ), Senegalese politician
  • Théodore -Adrien Sarr (* 1936), Archbishop of Dakar
  • Luc Adolphe Tiao - (* 1954), Burkinabe diplomat and politician
  • Hamadoun Touré, Malian journalist and politician
  • Younoussi Touré ( b. 1941 ), Malian politician
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