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Beninese Presidential Election, 2006
Presidential elections were held in Benin on 5 March 2006. Long-term president Mathieu Kérékou, who had led the country for all but four years since 1972, was barred from running for a third term. The constitution not only stipulated an absolute two-term limit, but required presidents to be 70 years old or younger when taking office; Kérékou had turned 70 in 2003. In July 2005, Kérékou signalled that he would not seek to change the constitution, as has been done in some other African countries, so that he could run again. Kérékou's long-time rival Nicéphore Soglo was also barred from standing due to his age. With the men who had been among the country's leading political figures since the return of democracy barred from running, the campaign had a level of openness and unpredictability not common for African presidential elections. Since no candidate won a majority, a second round was held between the two leading candidates on 19 March; Yayi Boni won the election and took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yayi Boni
Yayi may refer to * China-Taiwan Yayi Cup, a Go competition *Thomas Boni Yayi Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1 July 1951) is a Beninese banker and politician who was President of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning the March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to a second term in March 2011. He also s ... (born 1951), Beninese banker and politician * Tongo Sarki Yayï, a village in Cameroon {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Renewal Party (Benin)
The Democratic Renewal Party (french: Parti du renouveau démocratique) is a political party of Benin led by Adrien Houngbédji. Houngbédji lived in exile for several years, but returned to Benin to take part in the National Conference of 1990. He built up his party largely around other exiled Beninese. PRD was legally recognized on September 24, 1990. Houngbédji was elected to the National Assembly in the 1991 parliamentary election and served as President of the National Assembly until 1995. In 1996 PRD joined the government, and Houngbédji was appointed Prime Minister. The coalition didn't last, however. Following the 1999 parliamentary election, Houngbédji was again elected as President of the National Assembly. The PRD is mainly based in Ouémé. In the presidential election of 5 March 2006, Houngbédji, the PRD candidate, won 24.2% of the votes in the first round. In the second round he won 25.4% and was defeated by Yayi Boni. Parliamentary election results *1991 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Gnacadja
Luc-Marie Constant Gnacadja or simply Luc Gnacadja is a Beninese politician and architect. He was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification from 2007 to 2013. Political career Gnacadja served in the government of Benin as Minister of the Environment, Housing, and Urban Planning from June 1999 to February 2005 under long-time President Mathieu Kérékou. Due to major political changes taking place since 2005, particularly with President Kérékou barred from running again by a two-term limit and an age limit of 70 years for candidates, Gnacadja ran for president as the unique candidate of the Envol movement in the March 2006 presidential election, receiving 11th place and 0.68% of the vote in the first round. United Nations career In terms of ministerial authority, Luc Gnacadja represented Benin as the head of delegation to the UNCCD and at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Force
The Hope Force (''Force Espoir'') is a political party of Benin led by Antoine Dayori. In the presidential election held on 5 March 2006, the party won 1.25% of the votes for its candidate, Antoine Dayori. In the parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... held on 31 March 2007, the party won two out of 83 seats. African Elections Database. References Political parties in Benin[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democrats' Rally For National Reconstruction – Vivoten
The Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction-Vivotene (''Rassemblement des Démocrates Libéraux pour la Reconstruction nationale'') is a political party of Benin led by Sévérin Adjovi Sévérin Adjovi is a Beninese politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction-Vivoten (RDL-Vivoten),presidential election of 5 March 2006 1.8% of the votes for its candidate Sévérin Adjovi. Liberal parties in Africa Political parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sévérin Adjovi
Sévérin Adjovi is a Beninese politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction-Vivoten (RDL-Vivoten),Page on 2006 presidential election , sonangnon.net. as well as a businessman. Adjovi was a candidate in the March 1991 presidential election, receiving seventh place and 2.61% of the vote. He was Minister of Defense from 1996 to 1998, Minister of Culture and Communication from 1998 to 1999, and Minister of Trade, Crafts, and Tourism from 1999 to 2001. Adjovi ran in the December 2002 municipal election in , Benin's largest city, as a candidate of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For The People's Alternative
The Movement for the People's Alternative (''Mouvement pour une Alternative du Peuple'') is a political party of Benin led by Lazare Sèhouéto. The party won at the presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pre ... of 5 March 2006 2% of the votes for its candidate Lazare Sèhouéto. Political parties in Benin Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Benin-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazare Sèhouéto
Lazare Maurice Sèhouéto (born April 18, 1963) is a Beninese politician. Under President Mathieu Kérékou, he served as Minister of Commerce, Industry, Community Development, and the Promotion of Employment from May 2001 to June 2003, and as Minister of Agriculture, Husbandry, and Fishing from June 2003 to February 2005. He was one of five Force Clé candidates elected to the National Assembly in the March 2003 parliamentary election. He was the candidate of the Movement for the People's Alternative The Movement for the People's Alternative (''Mouvement pour une Alternative du Peuple'') is a political party of Benin led by Lazare Sèhouéto. The party won at the presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of ... in the March 2006 presidential election, taking sixth place with 2.04% of the vote. In the 2007 parliamentary election he was one of four Force Clé candidates to be elected. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Movement For Development And Progress
The African Movement for Development and Progress (french: Mouvement africain pour la développement et le progrès, MADEP) is a political party in Benin created in 1997. In the legislative elections held on 30 March 2003, the party was part of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of President Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential election, and won nine out of 83 seats.IPU PARLINE page for 2003 parliamentary election . , African Elections Database. The President of MADEP is Séfou Fagbohoun, a wealthy businessman. A leading member of the party, |
Antoine Kolawolé Idji
Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda. It is a cognate of the masculine given name Anthony. Similar names include Antaine, Anthoine, Antoan, Antoin, Antton, Antuan, Antwain, Antwan, Antwaun, Antwoine, Antwone, Antwon and Antwuan. Feminine forms include Antonia, Antoinette, and (more rarely) Antionette. As a first name *Antoine Alexandre Barbier (1765–1825), a French librarian and bibliographer *Antoine Arbogast (1759–1803), a French mathematician *Antoine Arnauld (1612–1694), a French theologian, philo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léhady Soglo
Léhady Vinagnon Soglo (born December 18, 1960) is a Beninese politician and economist. He was Mayor of Cotonou from 2015 until his dismissal in 2017. Born in Paris, Soglo is the son of Nicéphore Soglo, the former President of Benin from 1991 to 1996, and Rosine Vieyra Soglo, the former First Lady of Benin and founder of the Benin Rebirth Party. He was the candidate of the Benin Rebirth Party (RB) in the March 2006 presidential election, in which his father was barred from running due to a maximum age limit on candidates. He is an economist by training, with a degree from the University of Montréal. In the March 2007 parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Assembly of Benin as a candidate of the Alliance for a Dynamic Democracy, which included the RB. After serving as his father's deputy while the latter was Mayor of Cotonou, Léhady Soglo succeeded his father as Mayor on 14 August 2015.Yao Hervé Kingbêwé"Mairie de Cotonou : Léhady Soglo prend services de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
