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Edem Kodjo

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Togolese politician (1938-2020)

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Édouard Kodjovi "Edem" Kodjo, was a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multi-party politics.

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1985Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire
1980honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I
Grand Officer of the Order of Mono
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Officer of Arts and Letters

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Édouard Kodjovi "Edem" Kodjo, was a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multi-party politics. He served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2006. Kodjo was President of the Patriotic Pan-African Convergence (CPP). Kodjo died on 11 April 2020, in Paris.

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Lived 1938 to 2020 · aged 81
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