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Foreign Minister Of Benin
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin (known as Dahomey in 1960–75 and as the People's Republic of Benin in 1975–90) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Benin, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The following is a list of foreign ministers of Benin since its founding in 1960: *1960............ Chabi Mama *1960–1962: Assogba Oké *1962–1963: Émile Derlin Zinsou *1963............ Hubert Maga *1963–1964: Chabi Mama *1964–1965: Gabriel Lozès *1965............ Tahirou Congacou *1965–1967: Émile Derlin Zinsou *1967–1968: Benoît Sinzogan *1968–1969: Daouda Badarou *1969–1970: Benoît Sinzogan *1970–1971: Daouda Badarou *1971–1972: Michel Ahouanmènou *1972–1980: Michel Alladaye *1980–1982: Simon Ifede Ogouma *1982–1984: Tiamiou Adjibadé *1984–1987: Frédéric Affo *1987–1989: Guy Landry Hazoumé *1989–1990: Daniel Tawéma *1990–1991: Théophile Nata *1991–1992: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Dahomey
The Republic of Dahomey (french: République du Dahomey; ), simply known as Dahomey, was established on 4 December 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Prior to attaining autonomy, it had been French Dahomey, part of the French Union. On 1 August 1960, it attained full independence from France. In 1975, the country was renamed Benin after the Bight of Benin (which was in turn named after the Benin Empire which had its seat of power in Benin City, modern-day Nigeria), since "Benin" was deemed politically neutral for all ethnic groups in the state, whereas "Dahomey" recalled the Fon-dominated Kingdom of Dahomey. History The Republic of Dahomey became independent of France on 1 August 1960. In the words of the historian Martin Meredith, the young country "was encumbered with every imaginable difficulty: a small strip of territory jutting inland from the coast, it was crowded, insolvent and beset by tribal divisions, huge debts, unemployment, frequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiamiou Adjibadé
Tiamiou Adjibadé (15 July 1937 – 12 September 2006) was a Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...ese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1982 to 1984. References 1937 births 2006 deaths Foreign ministers of Benin 20th-century Beninese politicians {{Benin-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Dohou
Frédéric Dohou (born 1961) is a political figure from Benin. He holds a PhD in Development Economics (1986) and he held several ministerial posts under the chairmanship of Mathieu Kérékou. Founder of the University of Science and Technology of Benin, it is currently the chairman of the board of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (RUSTA). Political career Governmental functions : *Special Advisor to the President Mathieu Kérékou (2001-2003) *Minister of Culture, Handicrafts and Tourism (2003-2005) *Minister of Communication and Promotion of New Technologies (2005-2006) *Government Spokesman (2005-2006) *Minister of Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ... and African Integration, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogatien Biaou
Rogatien Biaou (born 19 May 1952, in Savé) is a Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...ese politician and diplomat. Biaou was the Foreign Minister of Benin from June 12, 2003 to February 16, 2006. Rogatien Biaou has held several positions outside of public office, including in the United Nations Diplomatic Corps. Mr. Biaou served as Chairman for the Group of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Nordic and African States, Honorary President for the UN Security Council (2005), Non-Permanent Member of the UN Security Council (2004-2005), Chairman of the Ministerial Group of Emerging Markets of the United Nations (2003-2006), Knight of the National Order, Republic of Benin. Current Rogatien Biaou continues to advocate the principles of environmental, social and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Gnonlonfoun
Joseph Houessou Gnonlonfoun (born 1943) is a Beninese politician and diplomat. Gnonlonfoun was born in Porto Novo and was educated locally and abroad. He was an associate of Albert Tévoédjrè and chaired his political party Ensemble National. Gnonlonfoun was the vice-president of the Cotonou Court of First Instance between 1970 and 1970 and substitute member of the Superior Council of Magistracy in 1973. Between 1980 and 1982 he was a political prisoner in military camps. He was Secretary General of the Beninese Human Rights Commission (CBHD) from 1989 to 1991 and served in the National Assembly (Benin), National Assembly from 1991 to 1995. He spent years working as a legal consultant for World Bank (1995-1997) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva (1996-1998). Gnonlonfoun served as the justice minister under Mathieu Kérékou from 1998 to 2003. He was the foreign minister of Benin in 2003. In 2011, Gnonlonfoun was named in charge of the electoral commission by President T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Idji Kolawolé
Antoine Idji Kolawolé (born 1946) is a Beninese politician. He was the minister of foreign affairs of Benin from 1998 to 2003 and the President of the National Assembly from 2003 to 2007. Political career Kolawolé was born in 1946 in Illikimou, near Kétou, Benin. Under President Mathieu Kérékou, Kolawolé served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 1998 to May 2003, when he resigned. In the March 2003 parliamentary election, his party, the African Movement for Development and Progress (MADEP), participated in the Presidential Movement, which supported Kérékou, and Kolawolé was elected as President of the National Assembly on April 25, 2003. Kolawolé served as First Vice-President of MADEP, and in September 2005 he was designated as the party's presidential candidate for the March 2006 presidential election. In the election, he took fifth place with 3.25% of the vote in the first round. He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the March 2007 parliamentary el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Osho
Pierre Osho (born May 5, 1945) is a Beninese politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from April 1996 to May 1998, then Minister of Defense from May 1998 to January 2006, when he resigned."Le ministre de la Défense démissionne" AFP, January 12, 2007 . Osho submitted his resignation to President Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou (; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician who served as President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.
After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 19 years, for ... on January 11, 200 ...
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Edgar Yves Monnou
Edgar Yves Monnou (born 9 February 1953) is a Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...ese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1995 to 1996. References 1953 births Living people Foreign ministers of Benin Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Beninese politicians {{Benin-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dossou
Robert Dossou (born 13 May 1939) is a Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...ese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1993 to 1995. References 1939 births Living people Foreign ministers of Benin Beninese judges Candidates for President of Benin {{Benin-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturnin Soglo
Saturnin Soglo is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1992 to 1993, serving under his brother president Nicéphore Soglo Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo (born November 29, 1934) is a Beninese politician who was Prime Minister of Benin from 1990 to 1991 and President from 1991 to 1996. He was Mayor of Cotonou from 2003 to 2015. Soglo was married to Rosine Vieyra Soglo, .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Foreign ministers of Benin Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Beninese politicians {{Benin-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théodore Holo
Théodore Holo (born 15 April 1948) is a Beninese politician, academic, and judge. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1991 to 1992. Born in Porto Novo and educated abroad, Holo taught at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration from 1979 to 1985. He accepted a professorship in international relations and constitutional law at the Université Nationale du Bénin in 1986. He simultaneously served as deputy director of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration and became the director in 1989. The following year, Holo was appointed deputy secretary;general of the Haut Conseil de la Republique du Benin, supervising multiparty elections in 1991. After being foreign minister, he was justice and international relations minister and spokesman for Nicephore Soglo's government. He returned to teaching in 1996 and earned the UNESCO Human Rights and Democracy chair of the Université d'Abomey-Calavi The University of Abomey-Calavi ''(french: Université d'Abomey-Calavi)'' is the principa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théophile Nata
Théophile Nata (1947 – 11 June 2022) was a ese politician and a former member of the Pan-African Parliament. Education Nata attended for four years starting in 1954 and ended in 1960. He graduated from the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |