Over the centuries, 5 March has marked the history of Senegal with significant events, including sporting exploits, infrastructural advances, political tensions and major historical events. Return to the important facts of this date… 05 MARCH 2023. During a Senegalese wrestling match held at the Arène Nationale de Pikine, Oumar KANE, also known as Reug Reug, from Thiaroye-sur-Mer, won against Salif SAKHO, called Sa Thiès, from the Guédiawaye stable, by an arbitral decision. However, this verdict caused controversy among amateurs, some estimating that Reug Reug would have made four appuis, which is equivalent to a fall according to the regulation. After examination, the Comité National de Gestion (CNG) de la lutte decides to annul the victory initially granted to Reug Reug and to reattribute it to Sa Thiès. President Macky SALL launches work on the second phase of the Regional Express Train (TER), linking Diamniadio to the Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) on a 19 km route. The first phase (Dakar-Diamniadio) was inaugurated on 14 December 2016. Violent demonstrations broke out in Dakar, its suburbs and several other parts of the country, in reaction to the arrest, on 20 March, of Ousmane SONKO, MP and political opponent, leader of the Pastef/Les Patriotes party, for disturbing public order. In view of the scale of the crisis, the international community (United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS) calls for an appeasement..
05 March through the history of Senegal: between triumphs, dramas and major decisions
