2020 In Togo
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Events in the year 2020 in Togo.


Incumbents

* President of Togo, President: Faure Gnassingbé * Prime Minister of Togo, Prime Minister: Komi Sélom Klassou


Events

*7 January – Emeritus Archbishop of Lomé, Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro, calls for the suspension the February 22 presidential election to pave the way for electoral reforms. *14 January – Authorities in Ivory Coast say they rescued 137 children from Benin, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo, aged 6 to 17, who were the victims of traffickers and groomed to work on cocoa plantations or in prostitution. *22 January – Globeleq and the government of Togo sign an agreement to develop between 24MW and 30MW of reliable, low cost, 100% renewable energy to support Togo's industrial development. *22 February – 2020 Togolese presidential election: President Faure Gnassingbé of the Union for the Republic (Togo), Union for the Republic (UPR) is re-elected for his fourth term with 71% of the vote in the first round. * 6 March – Togo, Togolese authorities announce the first COVID-19 case in the country, a 42-year-old Togolese woman who travelled between Germany, France, Turkey, and Benin before returning to Togo. *15 March – In a historic first, all Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are withdrawn from their host countries. * 27 March – The first COVID-19 death occurs in the country. *27 April – Independence Day (from France, 1960) *25 May – Africa Day *14 September – COVID-19 pandemic in Togo: Togo receives 12 health workers sent by the government of Cuba.


Deaths

*11 April – Edem Kodjo, 81, politician, Prime Minister (1994–1996, 2005–2006) and Chairperson of the African Union Commission (1978–1983) *30 May – Yawovi Agboyibo, 76, politician, List of prime ministers of Togo, Prime Minister (2006–2007) *15 October – Fambaré Ouattara Natchaba, 75, politician, List of presidents of the National Assembly of Togo, President of the National Assembly (2000–2005), Minister of Foreign Affairs (Togo), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1994) and National Assembly (Togo), MP (1994–2005).Togo en deuil : l’ancien Président de l’Assemblée nationale Fambaré Ouattara Natchaba est mort


See also

*2020 in West Africa *2020 in politics and government *2020s in political history *Economic Community of West African States *Community of Sahel–Saharan States *COVID-19 pandemic in Togo *COVID-19 pandemic in Africa


References

2020 in Togo, 2020s in Togo Years of the 21st century in Togo 2020 in Africa, Togo 2020 by country, Togo {{Africa-year-stub