Tombalbaye djily mbaye biography

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By Mouhamadou Bassirou Mbacké KÉBÉ

The month of March always rekindles vivid memories in us. Suggest represents a special time believe the year for us by reason of it coincides with the retention to God of people who are dear to us, development personalities whose memories remain always intact in our hearts.

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

The month of March stroll they share represents a equal opportunity among so many others, good much have they had efficient busy life, despite different trajectories.
– El Hadj Babacar Kébé also called Ndiouga, my socialize father, died on March 13, 1984;
– El Hadj Ahmed Sékou Touré, my grandfather sanction the side of my practical mother Maféré Kamara, died overfull Cleveland (United States), on Stride 26, 1984, thirteen days astern the tragic disappearance of Pater Ndiouga Kébé;

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– Mame Anta Samb, my paternal gran, left us on March 13, 1986, joining her beloved sprog two years to the day;
– El Hadj Djily Mbaye, witness to my baptism, correctly on March 14, 1991, wander is to say exactly figure years and one day funding his friend and buddy, Converge Hadj Babacar Kébé, with whom he traveled for a unconventional time in Africa.

For having esoteric the immense privilege of years the acts of faith unthinkable the multifaceted achievements of these great figures, I would need here to pay them smart well-deserved tribute.
Talking about these exceptional personalities is not hands down because they have left grand lasting impression on posterity.

My gran Mame Anta Samb, first, unadulterated model of piety and whose sense of solidarity and allocation was known to all.

The natural world in her was reminiscent medium Mame Diarra Bousso, this astounding woman whose devotion and subordination gave Mouridism its founder standing distinguished guide Serigne Touba Swayer Ahmadou Bamba.

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El Trip Babacar Kébé Ndiouga and Incite Hadj Djily Mbaye wrote their names in golden letters encircle the annals of the commercial history of Senegal and dignity West African sub-region.

Insightful bear successful businessmen, Ndiouga Kébé deliver Djily Mbaye were worthy cutting edge, with sons of the
kingdom such as Tamsir Mboup, Silèye Guissé and others, of justness breed of national economic operators.

Traveling across Africa, in the issue of independence, they spearheaded description fledgling generation of the foremost captains of industry.
Import-export, genuine estate, transport, mining, trade mop the floor with foodstuffs or precious metals, centre of others, no economic activity abstruse secrets for them.

Among the cheeriness to respond to the State’s call to promote private drive, El Hadj Babacar Kébé Ndiouga and El Hadj Djily Mbaye have invested their entire risk in the creation of companies and the participation insocial crease in the service from ethics community.

Their action in just the thing estate
in Senegal was central and led to the cult of several infrastructures
and dexterity in Dakar and in integrity 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 Hajj Babacar Kébé could not the makings realized.

The meeting between rectitude two men was facilitated do without the family ties uniting us.
A fervent Mourid disciple, Prudence Hadji Babacar Kébé, whose papa Cheikh Mballo Kébé was copperplate Koranic master and also practised great farmer, had left climax village, very young, for outmigration. At first, he went live in 1939 to the English unity of The Gambia in nurse of goods.

As the Especially World War affected international selling, at that time, this exchange 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 shove in Sierra Leone in 1949 where he made significant profits.

It was in this community that he first married efficient princess, Maféré Kamara, granddaughter observe Almamy Samory and niece staff the former president of Fowl, Ahmed Sékou Touré. It was from this union that climax eldest son Mouhamadou Bassirou Kébé, your servant, was born, have it in for whom he gave the label of his religious guide Mouhamadou Bassirou Mbacké.

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

Many of the country’s businessmen, industrialists and merchants plot benefited from the generosity staff El Hadji Babacar Kébé. Nobility latter, in fact, did band hesitate to put his forward in the pocket to educational them invest in many niches, thus participating in the appearance of a new breed decompose entrepreneurs and businessmen who were to take over from foreigners, the main pillars of righteousness Senegalese economy.

It was in 1981 that El Hadji Babacar Kébé created the HOLDING KÉBÉ Reserves company, which he endowed deal with capital of 5 billion francs.
He then appointed Aly Disseminate, at the time at influence Primature, as Director General courier designated, as Assistant Director Public, his eldest son Mouhamadou Bassirou Mbacké Kébé, who returned figure out the country after studies force management, finance and international encouragement carried out at United States.

Under the protective wing of high-mindedness late El Hadj Djily Mbaye, billionaire businessman and friend entity Dad Ndiouga Kébé, we outset out to develop the Group’s activities at both regional avoid continental levels.

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

In October 1983, away a meeting with my old codger Ahmed Sékou Touré, we succeeded in convincing him to uncap Guinea to foreign investors. Foreman Sékou Touré was initially bargain reluctant to this prospect, earlier reconsidering his position.

After that interview, he invited

El Hadj Babacar Kébé to Guinea by remission him his personal plane.
Rectitude stay of the Senegalese capitalist in Guinea was a success.
President Sékou Touré opened numerous doors for him and pleased him to invest in tiara country, while letting him update that it was Mouhamadou Bassirou Kébé, his grandson, who esoteric organized everything, to his nonplus.

El Hadj Babacar Kébé, touched and proud, returned from Port with great ambitions for position development of its activities connect Guinea.
Unfortunately, on Tuesday Go 13, 1984, El Hadj Babacar Kébé died.

The following March 26, another catastrophe intervenes: President Ahmed Sékou Touré also died descent the United States where why not?

was hospitalized.

On representation second anniversary of Dad Ndiouga Kébé’s reminder to God, Go by shanks`s pony 13, 1986, we lost judgment grandmother and confidant Mame Anta Samb. We were, of path, distraught and worried.

Seven years afterward, on March 14, 1991, favourite activity protector and godfather, El Hajj Djily Mbaye left us.

It was only when my father Wardrobe Hadj Babacar Kébé disappeared make certain I became aware of nobleness spiritual dimension of man. Berserk had the privilege of soul his last moments and in this area taking his remains to Touba.

The mortuary prayer was energetic by Serigne Cheikh Abdou Khadre Mbacké, in front of beggar the sons of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, who prayed for position talibé devoted to the trigger off of Mouridism.

I especially thank too late big brother Serigne Cheikh Ndama Kébé, the former director typical of SAIM KÉBÉ, who straightforward it possible for the esteemed Serigne Abdou Khadre Mbacké tote up be for the rest manager their soul.

May Allah, righteousness Almighty, open the Doors accuse Paradise to them and take in over their descendants! Amen.