Elizabeth Diouf
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Elizabeth Diouf is a Senegalese public figure, First Lady of Senegal between 1981 and 2000 as the wife of President of Senegal Abdou Diouf.
Of Lebanese Catholic ancestry, Elizabeth married Abdou Diouf in 1963 and the couple have four children.[1][2]
During her husband's term in office, she also stood out for her interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims, and presidency and Church.[1][2] Due to her husband's water access policies and Elizabeth's purchase of grain mills, the couple was called ‘Mr. Drilling and Mrs. Mill’ by Abdoulaye Wade, then opposition leader and Abdou successor.[1] Despite maintaining a low profile and staying out of her husband's political life, Diouf collaborated on programmes to help the disadvantaged and founded the Solidaritat-Compartició foundation to assist these communities.[3]
In July 1998 she visited Lebanon in a solo state visit invited by Lebanese president Elias Hraoui.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Ces Premières Dames qui ont marqué la vie sociopolitique du Sénégal" [The First Ladies who have left their mark on Senegal's socio-political life]. BBC News (in French). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Colette, Elizabeth, Viviane, Marième : Ces Premières dames sénégalaises qui ont "régné" sur le Palais de l'avenue Roume" [Colette, Elizabeth, Viviane, Marième: These Senegalese First Ladies who ‘reigned’ over the Palace on Roume Avenue.]. aDakar.com (in French). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ Kane, Ousmane Demba; Balde, Ibrahima; Cisse, Ndèye Aminata; Ba, Cire; Sy, Kalidou (24 July 2014). "ÊTRE PREMIÈRE DAME AU SÉNÉGAL RÔLE ET INFLUENCE DES ÉPOUSES DES PRÉSIDENTS" [BEING FIRST LADY IN SENEGAL THE ROLE AND INFLUENCE OF PRESIDENTS' WIVES] (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Elisabeth Diouf a quitté Beyrouth : un séjour inoubliable au Liban(photo)" [Elisabeth Diouf has left Beirut: an unforgettable stay in Lebanon (photo)]. L'Orient–Le Jour (in French). 19 July 1998. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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