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1110: Hasse Walli met Tarja Halonen, the President of Finland, in Dakar, Senegal on March 4th, 2009. The Finnish President was on a West African tour, with her first stop being Senegal, where she met the Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade. Hasse Walli had a brief discussion with Mrs Halonen, and gave her his latest CD release, "The Best of Hasse Walli & Asamaan". Mrs Halonen told Walli that his music was familiar to her from dance class, and asked for some more records.
Dakar, Senegal, March 4th, 2009
Photo: Jukka Jokinen

1111: Hasse Walli met Tarja Halonen, the President of Finland, in Dakar, Senegal on March 4th, 2009. The Finnish President was on a West African tour, with her first stop being Senegal, where she met the Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade. Hasse Walli had a brief discussion with Mrs Halonen, and gave her his latest CD release, "The Best of Hasse Walli & Asamaan". Mrs Halonen told Walli that his music was familiar to her from dance class, and asked for some more records. Left to right: Waly Faye (Director of the Computer Department of the Senegalese Autonomous Electoral Commission), President Tarja Halonen, Hasse Walli and The President's spouse, Pentti Arajärvi.
Dakar, Senegal, March 4th, 2009
Photo: Jukka Jokinen
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