2012/2013 Academic Year Calendar - International Institute ...

JUNE 2013
Translation for days: Wolof
30
SUNDAY
dibéér
Republic Day
ITALY
Youth Day
SOUTH AFRICA
Father’s Day
UNITED STATES
2
9
16
23
MONDAY
altiné
3
10
17
24
TUESDAY
talaata
4
11
18
25
WEDNESDAY
Àllarba
Russia Day
5
12
19
26
THURSDAY
alxames
6
13
20
27
FRIDAY
Àjjuma
7
14
21
Summer Solstice
Inti Raymi – Festival
of the Sun
Celebrated in indigenous
cultures throughout
the Andes
28
SATURDAY
gawo
1
8
15
22
29
Don’t Touch My Constitution
Communicating through protest
Riots broke out in downtown Dakar, Sengal, on June 23,
2011, in opposition to then President Abdoulaye Wade's
proposed constitutional amendments which would
have nearly guaranteed his re-election by reducing
the proportion of votes needed to win a presidential
election and avoid a runoff from more than 50% to 25%.
He had also wanted to create an elected post of vice
president. The opposition had established a coalition
called “Don't Touch My Constitution,” which became a
central rallying point for the protesters.
DID YOU
KNOW?
• Term Limits. Former President Wade was first elected
in 2000. During his seven-year term, the constitution
was changed to limit a president to two five-year
terms. Re-elected in 2007, he stated that he neither
would nor could under the constitution run again.
He later reasoned that his 2007 win was actually his
first term under the current constitution, freeing him
to run again in 2012. Senegal's Constitutional Court
agreed with him. Era 8, 20th century since 1945
• Senegalese Independence. Senegal was a French
colony and inherited a legacy of democratic
principles. As evidenced by political forces that
emerged during the 1950s including a strong trade
union movement, Islamic sects, and exponents of
Marxism. In November 1958, Senegal became a
self-governing member of the French Community.
Senegal became an independent state on August 20,
1960, after seceding from the Mali Federation.
Era 8, 20th century since 1945