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Youssou Diagne (born 29 August 1938) is a former Senegalese politician who was the seventh President of the National Assembly of Senegal.
Born in Mbour, he studied at the Catholic school in Popenguine and then in Diourbel before becoming a teacher in Gossas. He continued to train in management and finance and secured a position with the Air Afrique airline.
In 1992 he joined the Senegalese Democratic Party, which was part of the Sopi Coalition which won the 2001 parliamentary elections, Diagne becoming the seventh president of the National Assembly. But, after losing in the local elections in Ngaparou the following year, he was forced to resign his presidency on 12 June 2002 to be succeeded by Pape Diop.
He was then appointed ambassador to Taiwan.On his return he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of APIX, the national agency for the promotion of investment and major civil works.