Frédéric Affo
Frédéric Assogba Affo (* 1943 in Ouedeme, Glazoué, Département Collines , French Dahomey ; † May 3, 2011 in Cotonou , Benin ) was a politician of the Republic of Dahomey and the People's Republic of Benin , who was Benin's Foreign Minister between 1984 and 1987 .
Life
Frédéric Affo completed his studies at the Institut d'étude du développement économique et social (IEDES) and took part in the overthrow of the three-member presidential council of Coutoucou Hubert Maga , Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin and Sourou-Migan Apithy through a coup led by Major Mathieu Kérékou on 26 October 1972. He was active as a functionary of the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin PRPB (Parti de la Révolution Populaire du Benin) founded by Kérékou in 1975 and was a member of the Central Committee of the PRPB and Prefect of the Atlantique Department. He was also active as a football official and was president of the Requins de l'Atlantique FC football club, which played in the National du Benin Championship, and, as the successor to Joseph I-Ioundokinnou between 1975 and his replacement by Moucharafou Gbadamassi in 1977, president of the FBF (Fédération Béninoise de Football) . He was ambassador to Cuba between 1982 and 1984 .
After his return, he replaced Tiamiou Adjibadé as Foreign Minister and Minister for Cooperation (Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération) of the People's Republic of Benin in 1984 and held this ministerial office until February 13, 1987, after which the former Ambassador to the USA , Guy Landry Hazoumé , succeeded him. During this cabinet reshuffle, the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance, Hospice Antonio , resigned from the government, while Transport Minister Gado Giriguissou and Trade Minister Souley Dankoro swapped positions. Martin Dohou Azonhiho , who resigned from the cabinet in 1982 , returned to the government and took over as Minister for Rural Development and Cooperatives.
Web links
- Historical Dictionary of Benin , p. 30
- Entry in prabook.com
- Entry in rulers.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Dahomey / Benin: Foreign Ministers
- ^ The Statesman's Year-Book 1985-86 , p. 207
- ^ The Statesman's Year-Book 1986-87 , p. 208
- ↑ Afrika Jahrbuch 1987: Politics, Economy and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa , p. 109
- ↑ Africa Review. World of Information , p. 41, 1988
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| SURNAME | Affo, Frédéric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Affo, Frédéric Assogba (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Beninese politician, diplomat and football official (Republic of Dahomey / People's Republic of Benin) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ouedeme, Glazoué, Collines department , French Dahomey |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 2011 |
| Place of death | Cotonou , Benin |