Edem Kodjo
Togolese politician (1938-2020) · Togo · On the map · Politicians · Died at 81
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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2020Died11 April 20202005Named President of the Council of Ministers of TogoOffice9 June 2005 to 20 September 20061994Named President of the Council of Ministers of TogoOffice23 April 1994 to 20 August 19961985Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noireAward1980Honorary Doctorate from University of Bordeaux-IAward1978Named Secretary General of the Organisation of African UnityOffice21 July 1978 to 12 June 19831977Named Minister of Foreign AffairsOffice1 January 1977 to 1 January 19781973Named Minister of FinanceOffice1 January 1973 to 1 January 19771938Born23 May 1938
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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.
Country
Togo
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2020 · aged 81
