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G13 Baobab Alliance
The G13 Baobab Alliance (french: Alliance G13 Baobab, AG13B) is a political alliance in Benin. History The Group of 13 (G13) was established in 2008 by a group of influential MPs led by Salifou Issa.Tom Lansford (2013) ''Political Handbook of the World 2013'', CQ Press, p145 Primarily representing business interests, it rejected a place in President Yayi Boni's cabinet and joined the G4, Key Force and several minor parties that had pledged to unseat Boni in the 2011 elections. It was speculated that the G13 would put forward Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané as its candidate in the election. Although Bio-Tchané subsequently ran as an independent, he was supported by some party members not linked with the Union for Relief. Prior to the 2011 parliamentary elections, the G13 Baobab Alliance was formed by independent candidates. It received 6% of the vote, winning two seats, with Venance Lubin Gnigla, chairman of the Coalition for an Emerging Benin The Coalition for an Emerging Benin (''Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Alliance
A political group is a group consisting of political parties or legislators of aligned ideologies. A technical group is similar to a political group, but with members of differing ideologies. International terms Equivalent terms are used different countries, including: politics of Argentina, Argentina (''bloque'' and ''interbloque''), politics of Australia, Australia (party room); politics of Austria, Austria (''Club''); politics of Belgium, Belgium (''fractie''/''fraction''/''Fraktion''); politics of Brazil, Brazil and politics of Portugal, Portugal ("grupo parlamentar" or, informally, "bancadas"); politics of Germany, Germany (''Fraktion''); politics of Italy, Italy (''gruppo''), politics of Finland, Finland (eduskuntaryhmä/''riksdagsgrupp''); the politics of the Netherlands, Netherlands (''fractie''); politics of Poland, Poland (''frakcja''), politics of Switzerland, Switzerland (''fraction''/''Fraktion''/''frazione''); and politics of Romania, Romania (''grup parlamentar''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Force
The Key Force (french: Force clé) was a political alliance in Benin. History The alliance was formed prior to the parliamentary election, and consisted of the Movement for the People's Alternative, the 30th April Movement and some other political leaders. It joined the Presidential Movement, an alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential elections. The Key Force won 5 out of 83 seats in the elections. In the 2007, parliamentary election the alliance won 4 seats. African Press Agency, April 8, 2007. It joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beninese Presidential Election, 2011
Presidential elections were held in Benin on 13 March 2011 after being postponed twice from 27 February and 6 March 2011. Incumbent President Yayi Boni ran for re-election against thirteen other candidates, including former National Assembly head and political veteran Adrien Houngbédji and Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, president of the West African Development Bank. He won 53.18% of the vote, enough to win a second term without a run-off. It is the first time since the restoration of democracy in Benin that a candidate has won the presidency in a single round. A second round run-off would have been held on 27 March 2011 if it had been necessary. Candidates Adrien Houngbédji Adrien Houngbédji, leader of the Democratic Renewal Party and runner-up to Boni in 2006, pledged to increase employment in the country's agriculture sector by investing 14 billion CFA francs ($28 million) in buying tractors and other heavy equipment for Beninese farmers. He also pledged to create an agricultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané
Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah ( ar, عبد الله ''ʿAbdu-llahi''; ''servant of God''), given name of Muhammad's father. People with this name include: Given name Footballers * Abdoulaye Keita (Guinean footballer), Guinean goalkeeper of the 1970s and 1980s * Abdoulaye Sarr (born 1951), Senegalese coach *Abdoulaye Kaloga (born 1959), Malian midfielder * Abdoulaye Sogue (born 1965), Senegalese striker *Abdoulaye Traoré (Ivorian footballer) (born 1967), striker * Abdoulaye Traoré (Burkinabé footballer) (born 1974), midfielder *Abdoulaye Coulibaly (footballer born 1976), Ivorian defender * Abdoulaye Demba (born 1976), Malian forward *Abdoulaye Faye (born 1978), Senegalese defender * Abdoulaye Khouma Keita (born 1978), Senegalese defender * Abdoulaye Soulama (born 1979), Burkinabé goalkeeper * Abdoulaye Camara (born 1980), Malian defender * Abdoulaye Méïté (born 1980), Ivorian centre-back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Relief
The ''Union for Relief' (''Union pour la Relève (UPR)'') is a political party of Benin. 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 three out of 83 seats. African Elections Database. References Political parties in Benin Political parties with year of estab ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beninese Parliamentary Election, 2011
Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 30 April 2011, after being delayed from 17 April 2011. Turnout was reportedly low.Benin votes in parliamentary election AFP, 30 April 2011 The election saw a six-seat increase for the , composed of allies of the president , which took nearly half the parliamentary seats. The election consolidated Boni's victory in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoudou Gazibo
Mamoudou Gazibo OON is a Nigerien political scientist. He is a professor of political science at the Université de Montréal. He studies comparative political institutions and democratisation across African countries. Education and positions Gazibo attended Montesquieu University in Bordeaux, where he graduated in 1994 with a political science degree. He continued to study there, and in 1995 completed a graduate diploma in political science, followed by a doctorate in political science in 1998. After finishing his doctorate, Gazibo became a post-doctoral researcher at the Université de Montréal. In 2000, he joined the faculty of political science, first as an adjoint professor, and then in 2006 became a ''Professeur agrégé'' and in 2012 a ''Professeur titulaire'' (a full professor). Research In 2005, Gazibo published the book ''Les paradoxes de la démocratisation en Afrique''. The book studies politics in African countries using a neo-institutionalist framework, focu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venance Lubin Gnigla
Venance is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Venance Grumel (1890–1967), French theologian * Venance Konan (born 1958), Ivorian journalist *Venance Salvatory Mabeyo, Tanzanian military officer *Venance Payot Venance Payot (June 26, 1826 – March 13, 1902) was a naturalist, glaciologist, alpine mountain-guide, scholar, author, and two-time mayor of Chamonix, France. He published a wide range of early scientific literature relating to the mountains of t ... (1826–1902), French naturalist * Venance Zézé (born 1981), Ivorian footballer See also * Gabriel Venance Rey (1763–1836), French general {{Given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalition For An Emerging Benin
The Coalition for an Emerging Benin (''Coalition pour un Bénin Emergent'') is a political party of Benin. 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 {{Benin-party-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Aditi Houdé
Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule, terco". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Latin America etc. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries. Given name First name * Valentin Abel (born 1991), German politician * Valentin Alexandru (born 1991), Romanian footballer * Valentin Blass (born 1995), German basketball player * Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), Soviet fighter pilot * Valentin de Boulogne (before 1591 – 1632), French painter * Valentin Brunel (born 1996), French DJ known as Kungs * Valentin "Val" Brunn (born 1994), German electronic music producer and DJ known as Virtual Riot * Valentin Bosioc (born 1983), Romanian bodybuilder * Valentín Castellanos (born 1998), Argentine footballer * Valentin Ceaușescu (born 1948), Romanian physicist * Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), Ukrainia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |