Perspective: Senegalese democracy actually has roots dating back to French colonial rule in the 19th century. While there have been setbacks, democracy has grown and flourished for much of the last 40 years, especially between 1998 and 2012.
Sall’s initial response has been to aggressively pursue, track and jail more than 600 people, mostly from Sonko’s political party, PASTEF. Those openly calling for protest or resistance have been immediately arrested on insurrection charges and jailed, while unidentified armed civilians have fired shots openly in the streets of Dakar in the presence of police.
The “Tirailleurs Sénégalais” were the first African colonial infantry corps in the French army. Witnessing the horrors of World War I and World War II in the heart of Europe ended the myth of a superior European civilization and gave these returning African soldiers a new outlook in political development and social progress. They advocated for more rights and equality in the colonies when they returned.
Senghor considered the student movement a political instrument of the opposition. As a result, he dissolved all political parties and instituted his own party as the “unified party” — a sort of single-party system.
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