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'''Gatien Houngbédji''' (born [[December 18]] [[1949]]<ref name=Son>[http://www.sonangnon.net/vote2006.php Page on 2006 presidential candidates], sonangnon.net {{fr}}.</ref><ref name=HTwo>[http://www.h2com.com/electionbenin/ha.Gatien.HOUNGBEDJI.2.htm Profile of Houngbédji], h2com.com {{fr}}.</ref>) is a [[Benin]]ese politician and the president of the [[Union for Economic and Social Development]] (UDES).<ref name=Son/><ref name=Pan>[http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=PAN60026gatieelleit0 "Gatien Houngbédji, officiellement candidat à la présidentielle"], Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), January 11, 2006 {{fr}}.</ref> Under President [[Mathieu Kérékou]], he was Minister of Trade, Crafts, and Tourism from April 1996 to May 1998.<ref name=Son/><ref name=HTwo/><ref name=Pan/> He unsuccessfully ran for the office of [[President of Benin]] as the candidate of UDES in the [[Beninese presidential election, 1991|March 1991 presidential election]], in which he received 0.89% of the vote (11th place). He also ran as the UDES candidate in the [[Beninese presidential election, 2001|March 2001 presidential election]], in which he received 0.33% of the vote (14th place).<ref name=DB>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html Elections in Benin], African Elections Database.</ref> In January 2006, he was again designated as the UDES candidate for the [[Beninese presidential election, 2006|March 2006 presidential election]];<ref name=Pan/> in this election he received 0.22% of the vote (21st place).<ref name=DB/>
'''Gatien Houngbédji''' (born December 18, 1949<ref name=Son>[http://www.sonangnon.net/vote2006.php Page on 2006 presidential candidates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805204722/http://www.sonangnon.net/vote2006.php |date=2007-08-05 }}, sonangnon.net {{in lang|fr}}.</ref><ref name=HTwo>[http://www.h2com.com/electionbenin/ha.Gatien.HOUNGBEDJI.2.htm Profile of Houngbédji] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003501/http://www.h2com.com/electionbenin/ha.Gatien.HOUNGBEDJI.2.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}, h2com.com {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>) is a [[Benin]]ese politician and the president of the [[Union for Economic and Social Development]] (UDES).<ref name=Son/><ref name=Pan>[http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=PAN60026gatieelleit0 "Gatien Houngbédji, officiellement candidat à la présidentielle"], Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), January 11, 2006 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> Under President [[Mathieu Kérékou]], he was Minister of Trade, Craft Industry, and Tourism from April 1996 to May 1998.<ref name=Son/><ref name=HTwo/><ref name=Pan/> He unsuccessfully ran for the office of [[President of Benin]] as the candidate of UDES in the [[1991 Beninese presidential election|March 1991 presidential election]], in which he received 0.89% of the vote (11th place). He also ran as the UDES candidate in the [[2001 Beninese presidential election|March 2001 presidential election]], in which he received 0.33% of the vote (14th place).<ref name=DB>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html Elections in Benin], African Elections Database.</ref> In January 2006, he was again designated as the UDES candidate for the [[2006 Beninese presidential election|March 2006 presidential election]];<ref name=Pan/> in this election he received 0.22% of the vote (21st place).<ref name=DB/>


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Latest revision as of 06:58, 2 May 2023

Gatien Houngbédji (born December 18, 1949[1][2]) is a Beninese politician and the president of the Union for Economic and Social Development (UDES).[1][3] Under President Mathieu Kérékou, he was Minister of Trade, Craft Industry, and Tourism from April 1996 to May 1998.[1][2][3] He unsuccessfully ran for the office of President of Benin as the candidate of UDES in the March 1991 presidential election, in which he received 0.89% of the vote (11th place). He also ran as the UDES candidate in the March 2001 presidential election, in which he received 0.33% of the vote (14th place).[4] In January 2006, he was again designated as the UDES candidate for the March 2006 presidential election;[3] in this election he received 0.22% of the vote (21st place).[4]

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  1. ^ a b c Page on 2006 presidential candidates Archived 2007-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, sonangnon.net (in French).
  2. ^ a b Profile of Houngbédji Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, h2com.com (in French).
  3. ^ a b c "Gatien Houngbédji, officiellement candidat à la présidentielle", Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), January 11, 2006 (in French).
  4. ^ a b Elections in Benin, African Elections Database.


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