José Pliya (17 April 1966 – 12 April 2025) was a Beninese actor, stage director and playwright. In 2003 he won the Young Writers' Award from the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

. Pliya died on 12 April 2025, at the age of 58.Décès de José Pliya, chargé de mission du Président Talon

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