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Robert Sagna (born April 17, 1939 Decision of the Constitutional Council on presidential candidacies, January 26, 2007 . Biography page at official website .) is a politician who served in the government of Senegal from 1978 to 2000 and was Mayor of Ziguinchor from 1984 to 2009. He was elected to the National Assembly of Senegal in 2007.
Sagna, part of a movement within the Socialist Party called "Democracy and Solidarity", opposed the 2007 presidential candidacy of the party's First Secretary, Ousmane Tanor Dieng. Sagna stood as the candidate of the coalition Takku Defaraat Sénégal in the February 2007 presidential election. He took fifth place with 2.58% of the vote, "Le texte intégral de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel", Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, March 11, 2007 . and lost to incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade, who won a majority in the first round, in his own home base of Ziguinchor. After the election, Sagna said that Wade had been freely elected and that he would not challenge the results. "Another defeated candidate accepts Senegal’s election results", African Press Agency, March 3, 2007.
He was one of three candidates of Takku Defaraat Sénégal to be elected to the National Assembly in the June 2007 parliamentary election, through national list proportional representation. "Le Conseil constitutionnel confirme définitivement la large victoire de la Coalition Sopi", Le Soleil, June 15, 2007 .
Wade's Sopi Coalition won the March 2009 local election in Ziguinchor. Sagna was accordingly succeeded as Mayor by Abdoulaye Baldé on April 18, 2009. On this occasion, Baldé said that he would propose to the municipal council that Sagna be designated as the Honorary Mayor of Ziguinchor; Sagna described this as a magnanimous gesture and thanked Baldé.Mor Badiane, "Passation de service à la mairie de Ziguinchor : Baldé fait de Robert Sagna, "le maire honoraire de la ville"" , Ferloo.com, April 18, 2009 .
As leader of the Rally for Socialism and Democracy/Takku Defaraat Senegal, Sagna supported Macky Sall, who was elected as President in 2012. Under Sall's presidency he played a key role in working to secure peace in Casamance, as well as bolstering Sall's support in the region, although he did not receive an official post.Mamadou Alpha Diallo, "Macky Sall a-t-il oublié Robert Sagna ?", Infos15.com, 24 November 2016 . He expressed his party's continuing support for President Sall in July 2016.Mouhamadou Sagne, "Robert Sagna à Mboro : Le Rsd/Tds réaffirme son soutien au président de la République", Le Soleil, 27 July 2016 .
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