Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Gnassingbé | |
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![]() Faure Gnassingbé 29 November 2006 | |
Preses o Togo | |
Assumed office 4 Mey 2005 | |
Prime Meenister | Koffi Sama Edem Kodjo Yawovi Agboyibo Komlan Mally Gilbert Houngbo Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu |
Precedit bi | Bonfoh Abass (Acting) |
In office 5 Februar 2005 – 25 Februar 2005 | |
Prime Meenister | Koffi Sama |
Precedit bi | Gnassingbé Eyadéma |
Succeedit bi | Bonfoh Abass (Actin) |
Personal details | |
Born | Afagnan, Togo | 6 Juin 1966
Poleetical pairty | Rally o the Togolese Fowk |
Alma mater | Sorbonne George Washington Varsity |
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born Juin 6, 1966[1]) is a Togolese politeecian who haes been the Preses o Togo syne Mey 4, 2005. A son o Preses Gnassingbé Eyadéma, he wis appyntit tae the govrenment bi his faither, servin as Meenister o Equipment, Mines, Posts, an Telecommunications frae 2003 tae 2005. When Eyadéma died on Februar 5, 2005, Gnassingbé wis immediately installed as Preses wi support frae the airmy. Doubts regardin the constitutional legitimacy o the succession led tae hivy regional pressur bein placed on Gnassingbé, an he resigned on Februar 25. He then wan a controversial presidential election on Aprile 24, 2005, an wis sworn in as Preses again.
Gnassingbé is the Naitional Preses o the Rally o the Togolese Fowk (RPT), the rulin poleetical pairty. He wis re-elected for a seicont term as Preses o Togo in 2010.
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- ↑ "Biographie de nouveau président" Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Lome (in French).