Florence Ayivi Foliaon (born December 12, 1935) is a former
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 librarian.
Born in
Bohicon
Bohicon or Gbohikon is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east of the city on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square ...
, Ayivi Foliaon served as a supply director for a university between 1962 and 1967.
In October of the latter year she was named to the post of director of the
National Library of Benin
The National Library of Benin (french: Bibliothèque nationale du Bénin) is the legal deposit library for Benin. Originally chartered in November 1975 and located in Ouidah, the library moved to a purpose built unit in the Ouando neighbourhood o ...
.
In this role she presided over the organization's expansion. She is currently retired.
References
1935 births
Living people
Beninese librarians
Women librarians
People from Bohicon
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