Faure Gnassingbé

Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Gnassingbé 29 November 2006
Preses o Togo
Incumbent
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	(1966-06-06) 6 Juin 1966 Afagnan, Togo
Poleetical pairty	Rally o the Togolese Fowk
Alma mater	Sorbonne George Washington Varsity

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born Juin 6, 1966) 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.