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Edem Kodjo
Édouard Kodjovi "Edem" Kodjo, was a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multi-party politics. He served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2006. Kodjo was President of the Patriotic Pan-African Convergence (CPP). Kodjo…
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politics · Togolese politician and diplomat (1938–2020) · politician · teacher · author · minister · also Edem Kodjo, Edouard Kodjo, Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo, Édouard Kodjovi Edem Kodjo, Kodjo
Born 23 May 1938 · Died 11 April 2020 · Q961159
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2016· 1 entry
Acted as the African Union's mediator during the dispute between the government and the opposition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo regarding the timing of the next election
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2006· 1 entry
Gnassingbé accepted Kodjo's resignation and named Yawovi Agboyibo as Prime Minister
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2005· 2 entries
Choosing him instead of a candidate from the radical opposition
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Career landmark: President of the Council of Ministers of Togo (2005–2006).
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1998· 1 entry
That he would not be a candidate in the June 1998 presidential election, stressing the need for opposition unity
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1994· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Council of Ministers of Togo (1994–1996).
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1993· 1 entry
Was designated by the Collective of Democratic Opposition (COD II) as its sole candidate for the presidential election of August 25, 1993, although Gilchrist Olympio of the Union of the Forces of Change (UFC) did not
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1991· 1 entry
A few months before the National Conference, Kodjo returned to Togo and founded a new opposition political party, the Togolese Union for Democracy (UTD)
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1985· 2 entries
Awarded Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire (1985).
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Published Africa Tomorrow in France, which was later translated into English by E
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1983· 1 entry
Kodjo lived in France, where he taught at the Sorbonne, wrote for Jeune Afrique, and founded a magazine, Afrique 2000
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1982· 1 entry
Over the objections of Morocco and various other African countries that supported the Moroccan position
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1980· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I (1980).
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1978· 1 entry
Career landmark: Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity (1978–1983).
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1977· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs (1977–1978).
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1973· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1973–1977).
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1964· 1 entry
Studied at École nationale d'administration (1962–1964).
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1938· 1 entry
Born 1938-05-23.
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