Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (born 30 March 1930) is a

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lese Roman Catholic bishop. He was ordained as a priest on 20 December 1959 in

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, later ordained as Bishop of Atakpamé on 2 May 1976. He was born in Tomégbé. He was Archbishop of Lomé between 17 December 1992 and 8 June 2007. Kpodzro was the president of

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from 1991 to 1994.Les Anciens Présidents de l'Assemblée Nationale - ..::Assemblée Nationale Togolaise::
/ref> In January 2020, he called for the suspension the February 22, 2020, presidential elections to pave the way for electoral reforms.
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