Gantin
Gantin is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Bernardin Gantin (1922–2008), Beninese cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Camih Epiphanie Gantin, a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Togo 2012 See also * Gand (other) * Gant (surname) Gant is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Gant (born 1963), British composer, singer, author, teacher and politician * Brian Gant (born 1952), Canadian retired soccer player * Bruce Gant (born 1956), Canadian retired so ...

Bernardin Gantin
Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese Catholic prelate who held senior positions in the Roman Curia for twenty years and the highest position in the College of Cardinals for nine years. His prominence in the hierarchy of the Church was unprecedented for an African and has been equaled by few non-Italians. He began his career in his native country first as an auxiliary bishop and then as Archbishop of Cotonou. In 1971, he began his thirty-year career in the Curia. After he had spent several years in the role of senior assistant, he held a series of senior positions as president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, president of the Pontifical Council ''Cor Unum'', and prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Bishops. Pope Paul VI made him a cardinal in 1977, Pope John Paul II promoted him to the rank of cardinal-bishop in 1986, and his peers elected him dean, the highest office in the College of Cardinals, in 1993. He retired and returned to ...
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Camih Gantin
Camih Epiphanie Gantin; is a beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ... titleholder who was crowned Miss Togo 2012. Early life Gantin is a third year student of Economics & International Finance Miss Togo 2012 Miss Epiphany, Camih Gantin has been crowned Miss Togo 2012 by Handlos Quizi (Miss Togo 2011) at the 18th edition of Miss Togo beauty pageant which was held in Lome on Saturday night of 1 September 2012. References Living people Togolese beauty pageant winners Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Togolese women {{Pageant-bio-stub ...
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Gand (other)
Gand may refer to: * Ghent (French: Gand), a city in Belgium * Gand (''Star Wars''), a fictional planet and its resident species in the ''Star Wars'' franchise * Gand., the standard author abbreviation for Michel Gandoger * Gand, Germanic term for dark sorcery, often used in relation to the indigenous people of Sápmi (north Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwest Russia) * ', Old Norse word for "witch's familiar", "wand", or "magic staff", which is incorporated into the names of many Norse mythological and legendary figures; see Gandalf (mythology) * Gands, the human colonists of a planet in the novel ''The Great Explosion'' by Eric Frank Russell * GATAD2B-associated neurodevelopmental disorder GATAD2B-associated neurodevelopmental disorder is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder which is characterized by severe intellectual disabilities, speech delays, hypotonia and facial dysmorphia. Signs and symptoms The following is a lis ...