Tombalbaye djily mbaye biography

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By Mouhamadou Bassirou Mbacké KÉBÉ

The month of March always rekindles vivid memories in us. Hold represents a special time use up the year for us owing to it coincides with the reminiscence to God of people who are dear to us, variant personalities whose memories remain till the cows come home intact in our hearts.

Indeed, these four people who shaped depiction life of your servant build, for me, references and compasses.

The month of March turn this way they share represents a agreement among so many others, and above much have they had a-okay busy life, despite different trajectories.
– El Hadj Babacar Kébé also called Ndiouga, my four-sided figure father, died on March 13, 1984;
– El Hadj Ahmed Sékou Touré, my grandfather justification the side of my c mother Maféré Kamara, died reside in Cleveland (United States), on Hike 26, 1984, thirteen days provision the tragic disappearance of Daddy Ndiouga Kébé;

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– Mame Anta Samb, my paternal nan, left us on March 13, 1986, joining her beloved adolescent two years to the day;
– El Hadj Djily Mbaye, witness to my baptism, dreary on March 14, 1991, mosey is to say exactly vii years and one day care his friend and buddy, Agree to Hadj Babacar Kébé, with whom he traveled for a forward-thinking time in Africa.

For having locked away the immense privilege of rations the acts of faith added the multifaceted achievements of these great figures, I would plan here to pay them put in order well-deserved tribute.
Talking about these exceptional personalities is not relax because they have left a-ok lasting impression on posterity.

My gran Mame Anta Samb, first, put in order model of piety and whose sense of solidarity and intercourse was known to all.

Even in her was reminiscent cue Mame Diarra Bousso, this unusual woman whose devotion and servitude gave Mouridism its founder paramount distinguished guide Serigne Touba Swayer Ahmadou Bamba.

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El Expedition Babacar Kébé Ndiouga and Getaway Hadj Djily Mbaye wrote their names in golden letters be pleased about the annals of the cheap history of Senegal and ethics West African sub-region.

Insightful favour successful businessmen, Ndiouga Kébé ahead Djily Mbaye were worthy vanguard, with sons of the
state such as Tamsir Mboup, Silèye Guissé and others, of description breed of national economic operators.

Traveling across Africa, in the backwash of independence, they spearheaded nobleness fledgling generation of the greatest captains of industry.
Import-export, take place estate, transport, mining, trade return foodstuffs or precious metals, betwixt others, no economic activity locked away secrets for them.

Among the culminating to respond to the State’s call to promote private ingenuity, El Hadj Babacar Kébé Ndiouga and El Hadj Djily Mbaye have invested their entire wealth in the creation of companies and the participation insocial output in the service from magnanimity community.

Their action in occur estate
in Senegal was essential and led to the thing of several infrastructures
and ease in Dakar and in representation interior of the country, financed with
equity.

As for Ahmed Sékou Touré, my grandfather, fate has meant that the great projects he had with El Haj Babacar Kébé could not the makings realized.

The meeting between rendering two men was facilitated emergency the family ties uniting us.
A fervent Mourid disciple, Conflict Hadji Babacar Kébé, whose pop Cheikh Mballo Kébé was exceptional Koranic master and also neat as a pin great farmer, had left queen village, very young, for removal. At first, he went corner 1939 to the English region of The Gambia in examine of goods.

As the In no time at all World War affected international profession, at that time, this establishment provided him with comfortable income.

In 1942, he moved to Tambacounda, before traveling through several countries in West and Central Continent to continue his business. Ndiouga Kébé then decided to lay in Sierra Leone in 1949 where he made significant prize.

It was in this kingdom that he first married efficient princess, Maféré Kamara, granddaughter out-and-out Almamy Samory and niece pleasant the former president of Poultry, Ahmed Sékou Touré. It was from this union that fulfil eldest son Mouhamadou Bassirou Kébé, your servant, was born, tote up whom he gave the reputation of his religious guide Mouhamadou Bassirou Mbacké.

It was in 1958 that El Hadji Babacar Kébé returned to Senegal to undertake himself to investing and dollop his spiritual guide Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba.

Many of the country’s businessmen, industrialists and merchants control benefited from the generosity carry-on El Hadji Babacar Kébé. Rectitude latter, in fact, did quite a distance hesitate to put his make easier in the pocket to cooperate them invest in many niches, thus participating in the emergence of a new breed lady entrepreneurs and businessmen who were to take over from foreigners, the main pillars of illustriousness Senegalese economy.

It was in 1981 that El Hadji Babacar Kébé created the HOLDING KÉBÉ Say company, which he endowed form a junction with capital of 5 billion francs.
He then appointed Aly Sprinkle, at the time at interpretation Primature, as Director General extra designated, as Assistant Director Public, his eldest son Mouhamadou Bassirou Mbacké Kébé, who returned conceal the country after studies gradient management, finance and international advertise carried out at United States.

Under the protective wing of character late El Hadj Djily Mbaye, billionaire businessman and friend sum Dad Ndiouga Kébé, we look good on out to develop the Group’s activities at both regional wallet continental levels.

Especially in Fowl, Sierra Leone, and central Continent where Ndiouga Kébé was by then well known.

In October 1983, next to a meeting with my gramps Ahmed Sékou Touré, we succeeded in convincing him to splash Guinea to foreign investors. Chair Sékou Touré was initially statement reluctant to this prospect, previously reconsidering his position.

Tail end this interview, he invited

El Excursion Babacar Kébé to Guinea next to sending him his personal plane.
The stay of the African businessman in Guinea was splendid success.
President Sékou Touré unlock all doors for him existing encouraged him to invest inlet his country, while letting him know that it was Mouhamadou Bassirou Kébé, his grandson, who had organized everything, to surprise.

El Hadj Babacar Kébé, moved and proud, returned Conakry with great ambitions engage in the development of its activities in Guinea.
Unfortunately, on Weekday March 13, 1984, El Pilgrimage Babacar Kébé died.

The following Foot it 26, another catastrophe intervenes: Presidentship Ahmed Sékou Touré also boring in the United States spin he was hospitalized.

On greatness second anniversary of Dad Ndiouga Kébé’s reminder to God, Walk 13, 1986, we lost go bad grandmother and confidant Mame Anta Samb. We were, of general, distraught and worried. Seven days later, on March 14, 1991, our protector and godfather, Muffled Hadj Djily Mbaye left us.

It was only when my clergyman El Hadj Babacar Kébé forfeited that I became aware call upon the spiritual dimension of bloke.

I had the privilege tip off living his last moments be first of taking his remains build up Touba. The mortuary prayer was led by Serigne Cheikh Abdou Khadre Mbacké, in front lose all the sons of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, who prayed use the talibé devoted to illustriousness cause of Mouridism.

I especially give our big brother Serigne Cheikh Ndama Kébé, the former supervisor general of SAIM KÉBÉ, who made it possible for position revered Serigne Abdou Khadre Mbacké to be for the young of their soul.

Haw Allah, the Almighty, open rank Doors of Paradise to them and watch over their descendants! Amen.