Joseph Mbaye

Joseph Mbaye
Minister of Rural Economy
In office
May 20, 1957 – November 1962
Minister of Transport and Telecommunications
In office
November 12, 1962 – December 18, 1962
Preceded byAlioune Tall
Succeeded byAlioune Badara Mbengue
Personal details
Born(1917-07-02)2 July 1917
DiedMay 9, 1997(1997-05-09) (aged 79)
PartyBDS, BPS
OccupationTeacher

Joseph Mbaye (1917-1991) is a Senegalese teacher and politician who served as minister pre and post Senegal independence. He served as the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications until December 1962 when he was arrested Mamadou Dia and three other Senegal ministers by the government of Léopold Sédar Senghor for "attempted coup d'état".[1]

References

  1. ↑ "AUJOURD'HUI: 9 mai 1997, décès de Joseph Mbaye, ancien ministre et fidèle compagnon de Mamadou Dia". Senenews - Actualité au Sénégal, Politique, Économie, Sport (in French). 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2025-08-14.