Moustapha Lô
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Moustapha Lô was a Senegal
ese man who attempted to assassinate
Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor
on 22 March 1967 at the Dakar Grand Mosque
. Lô was convicted of treason
, was sentenced to death by a Senegalese court and was executed
by firing squad. Lô was the second of two people who have been executed by Senegal since its independence in 1960.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese man who attempted to assassinate
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who for two decades served as the first president of Senegal . Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. Before independence, he founded the political party called the Senegalese...
on 22 March 1967 at the Dakar Grand Mosque
Dakar Grand Mosque
The Dakar Grand Mosque is one of the most important religious buildings in the capital of Senegal. It is situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall.-History:...
. Lô was convicted of treason
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
, was sentenced to death by a Senegalese court and was executed
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
by firing squad. Lô was the second of two people who have been executed by Senegal since its independence in 1960.