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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé is a Togolese politician who has led Togo since 2005, first as the fourth president until 2025 and then as the inaugural president of the council of ministers. A member of the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR), he is the son of the third president, Gnassingbé Eyadéma.
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politics · Leader of Togo since 2005 · politician · economist · also Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Faure Gnassingbé, Fauré Eyadéma, Faure Eyadema, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Faure Gnassingbe
Born 6 June 1966 · Q4414
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2025· 4 entries
JeuneAfrique: Au Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé nomme 20 sénateurs après l’instauration du régime parlementaire
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Gnassingbé was selected as a mediator by the African Union to replace Angolan president João Lourenço in resolving the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Career landmark: President of the Council of Ministers of Togo (2025).
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2024· 4 entries
Le Monde.fr: Togo : Faure Gnassingbé, l’autocrate « soft »
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JeuneAfrique: Au Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé va-t-il inaugurer des chrysanthèmes ?
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Gnassingbé once again amended Togo's constitution
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Togo's parliament approved changes to the constitution which converted the country's presidential system to a parliamentary one, stripping off most of the powers of the presidency and making it a ceremonial role and as w
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2023· 3 entries
Radio France Internationale: Comment Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé soigne sa stature de médiateur régional
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Le Monde.fr: Togo : comment Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé soigne sa stature de médiateur régional
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Gnassingbé met Fumio Kishida in the Japan-Togo summit meeting where Kishida expressed his support for Gnassingbé for visiting the funeral of Shinzo Abe
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2022· 1 entry
Business Wire: Son Excellence Monsieur Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé rencontre son Altesse Cheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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2019· 1 entry
The Parliament of Togo approved a new bill that allowed Gnassingbé to stay in office until 2030
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairperson of ECOWAS (2017–2018).
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin (2011).
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2010· 2 entries
2015 and 2020, after a 2019 constitutional amendment which allowed him to run for two more terms
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Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama congratulated Gnassingbé for winning that year's presidential election
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2005· 4 entries
Career landmark: President of the National Assembly of Togo (2005–2005).
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Gnassingbé was immediately installed as president with support from the army and was elected president of the National Assembly to further legitimise his succession
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Career landmark: President of Togo (2005–2025).
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Career landmark: President of Togo (2005–2005).
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1966· 1 entry
Born 1966-06-06.
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