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| Fodé Sylla | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| President of SOS Racisme | |
| In office 1992–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Harlem Désir |
| Succeeded by | Malek Boutih |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1963-01-23) 23 January 1963 (age 61) Thiès, Senegal |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | PRG |
Fodé Sylla (born 23 January 1963 in Thiès, Senegal) is a French politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for France from 1999 to 2004.
Early life
He spent his youth in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, a French rural commune, the first one inside metropolitan France that ever had a Black mayor, Raphaël Élizé, in 1929–1940. He has a BA in History and a M.A in Political Science and wrote several books, e.g. Qui a peur de Malcolm X ? (Who is afraid of Malcolm X ?) and Préférence nationale : un Apartheid à la française (National preference, a French apartheid).
SOS Racism
He was the second president of the French anti-racist organisation SOS Racisme between 1992 and 1999.
Political career
Although close to the French Socialist Party as a president of its near-affiliated organisation SOS Racism, he was selected as a non-party candidate by the French Communist Party for the 1999 European Elections. After his mandate, in 2006, he joined the center-left Radical Party of the Left under which label he unsuccessfully candidated for the 2007 legislative elections.
References
- « Le choix de présenter ou non un candidat à la présidentielle divise le PRG », Le Monde, 20 October 2006
| Preceded byHarlem Désir | President of SOS Racism 1992-1999 |
Succeeded byMalek Boutih |
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