Adrien Houngbédji
Adrien Houngbédji (born March 5, 1942 in Aplahoué ) is a politician from Benin and again spokesman for the National Assembly since April 2015 . In the 2006 presidential election he was considered a promising candidate after Boni Yayi , after incumbent Mathieu Kérékou was no longer allowed to run due to age. He was defeated by Yayi Boni, however, as in the last presidential election in 2011 , in which he received a good 35% of the vote.
Life
Beginnings
Adrien Houngbédji was born in Aplahoué, Benin in 1942. In 1967 he obtained a doctorate in law . In the same year he was top of the class at the French Law University in Paris . He then founded a very successful law firm in Cotonou ; he had to give up after a death sentence against him (for supporting the opposition against the Kérékou regime). However, he escaped from prison and went into exile in Gabon , where he was able to work again.
Return to Benin
In 1990 he returned to Benin to take part in the National Conference aimed at leading the state into a multi-party democracy . In 1991 he was finally appointed Speaker of the Congress and in 1996 also promoted to Prime Minister. He stayed in this position until 1998; a year later he was again congress speaker as well as vice-president of the "ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly", but only in 2001. The party he founded in 1990 Parti du Renouveau Démocratique (German: Party of the Renewal of Democracy ) is currently the strongest party Benins.
Publications
- Il n'y a de richesse que d'hommes . éditions l'Archipel, 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Houngbédji, Adrien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Beninese politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aplahoué |