Kamarou Fassassi (October 10, 1948 – December 4, 2016) was a

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ese politician.. Fassassi was born in

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. He was Director of the Cabinet of the President of the

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, from 1992 to 1995,"Kamarou Fassassi candidat à la présidentielle de mars"
Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), January 23, 2006 . and he was elected to the National Assembly in the March 1995 parliamentary election. When

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returned to the Presidency in 1996, Fassassi became Minister of Public Works and Transport, serving in that position until 1998. He was again elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the Democratic Renewal Party in the March 1999 parliamentary election, but in 2000 he formed a new party, the Party of the Awakening of the Democrats of the New Generation (''Parti du Réveil de Démocrates de la Nouvelle Génération'', PRD-''Nouvelle Génération''), which supported the re-election of President Kérékou in the March 2001 presidential election. In May 2001 he was appointed Minister of Mines, Energy and Hydraulics,, izf.net . serving until April 2006, when

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became President. Fassassi was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the

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in the March 2003 parliamentary election. In

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in January 2006, he announced that he would be the PRD-''Nouvelle Générations candidate in the March 2006 presidential election, saying that he wanted to defend Kérékou's legacy. In the election, which Boni won, Fassassi took ninth place with 0.98% of the vote. He died on December 4, 2016 at CNHU (national university hospital center).Elections in Benin
African Elections Database.

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1948 births 2016 deaths Members of the National Assembly (Benin) People from Porto-Novo Democratic Renewal Party (Benin) politicians Union for Future Benin politicians Candidates for President of Benin {{Benin-politician-stub