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List Of Presidents Of Togo
The president of the Togolese Republic () is the head of state of the Togolese Republic. The president is mostly, though not entirely, ceremonial as the actual executive power lies in the president of the Council of Ministers, a powerful role that is the head of the cabinet. The current president is Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové, who took office on 3 May 2025. He is also the oldest president ever in Togolese history. For most of Togo's independence, the country had a presidential system in which the president was not only the head of state, but also the head of government and that the role had much power over both domestic and foreign policy. However, constitutional reforms adopted in April 2024 reduced the president's powers, made the role more ceremonial, and moved the country towards a more parliamentary system. While the role became ceremonial, the president is still the commander-in-chief of the Togolese Armed Forces and still has the power to appoint the president of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Lucien Savi De Tové
Jean-Lucien Kwassi Lanyo Savi de Tové (born 7 May 1939) is a Togolese politician who has served as the fifth president of Togo since 2025. He was previously the Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts in the governments of Edem Kodjo and Yawovi Agboyibo from 2005 to 2007. A former opposition leader, Savi de Tové was imprisoned several times during the presidency of Gnassingbé Eyadéma before joining the government. In the 2007 parliamentary election, he was a candidate for the National Assembly, but then lost. In December of that year, he was dismissed from the government. In May 2025, Savi de Tové was unanimously elected the president by the National Assembly following a 2024 constitutional reform which changed the way the president is elected from direct popular vote to being indirectly elected by the National Assembly. Savi de Tové took office succeeding Faure Gnassingbé, the son of Eyadéma, becoming the first officeholder of the now ceremonial role as most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (; born 6 June 1966)"Biographie de nouveau président" , Radio Lome . is a Togolese politician who has led Togo since 2005, first as the fourth president of the Togolese Republic until May 2025 and then as the first president of the Council of Ministers of Togo onwards. He is the son of the third president, Gnassingbé Eyadéma. Before assuming the presidency, he was appointed by his father as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications, serving from 2003 to 2005. Following Eyadéma's death in 2005, Gnassingbé was immediately installed as president with support from the Military of Togo, army and was appointed President of the National Assembly (Togo), president of the National Assembly to further legitimise his succession. However, doubts regarding the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For The Republic (Togo)
The Union for the Republic (UNIR; ) is the ruling political party in Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le .... The party emerged from the former Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), which dissolved in 2012. Election results Presidential elections National Assembly elections Senate elections References External links * Political parties in Togo Political parties established in 2012 2012 establishments in Togo {{Togo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rally Of The Togolese People
The Rally of the Togolese People (, RPT) was the ruling political party in Togo from 1969 to 2012. It was founded by President Gnassingbé Eyadéma and headed by his son, President Faure Gnassingbé, after the former's death in 2005. Faure Gnassingbé replaced the RPT with a new ruling party, the Union for the Republic (UNIR), in April 2012, dissolving the RPT. History The RPT was founded in late 1969, under President Gnassingbé Eyadéma. The party's first Secretary-General was Edem Kodjo. It was the only legally permitted party in the country, a role further entrenched in a new constitution adopted in the 1979 referendum when all other parties were banned. The president of the party was elected to a seven-year term as president of the republic, and confirmed in office by a plebiscite. After 22 years of single-party rule by the RPT, a National Conference was held from July to August of 1991, establishing a transitional government that reinstituted multiparty elections. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togolese People's Movement
The Togolese People's Movement (, MPT) was a political party in Togo between 1954 and 1967. History The party was established on 16 August 1954 following a split in the Togolese Party of Progress over the sacking of John Atayi. The MPT received 1.4% of the vote in the 1955 Territorial Assembly elections, failing to win a seat. Its vote share fell to 0.3% in the 1958 elections, again failing to win a seat. Following the 1963 coup, the MPT was one of four to form the Reconciliation and National Union, a single electoral list to contest the elections later that year, with each party holding 14 seats. Its leader Nicolas Grunitzky Nicolas Grunitzky (; 5 April 1913 – 27 September 1969) was the second president of Togo and its third head of state. He was President from 1963 to 1967. Grunitzky was Prime Minister of Togo from 1956 to 1958 under the French Colonial '' loi c ... was the sole presidential candidate. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of Togolese Unity
The Party of Togolese Unity (, PUT), initially known as the Committee of Togolese Unity (''Comité de l'unité togolaise'', CUT) until 1963, was a political party in Togo. The party was formed on 13 March 1941 as CUT and led by Sylvanus Olympio. CUT gradually became more radical, and from 1947 onwards it demanded self-determination. In 1951, a moderate faction broke away and formed the Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North (UCPN). During the period from 1951 to 1958, CUT was the main opposition party in French Togoland French Togoland () was a French colonial League of Nations mandate from 1916 to 1946, and a UN trust territory from 1946 to 1960 in French West Africa. In 1960 it became the independent Togolese Republic. Transfer from Germany to France a ..., and represented the mainstream of the anticolonialist movement in the territory. Electoral history Presidential elections National Assembly elections References * Toulabor, Comi M. ''Le Togo sous E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace Of The Governors, Togo
The Palace of the Governors (French: ''palais des Gouverneurs'') is the old official residence of the President of Togo and the residence of the First Minister since 1991. It is located on the south-western side of the city of Lomé, the capital city of the Togolese Republic, next to the presidential residence. History The building was designed by a joint team of German and Togolese architects and engineers and was built between 1898 and 1905. The original concept for the building was to construct a palace that would make an impression from long distances, such as boats coming to harbor in Lomé, its construction was started by the Governor August Köhler soon after Lomé was made the capital of the colony, one of the most prosperous German colonies, in an effort to show its power and prestige. The materials used originated from a unique mixture of local available and imported goods. They include red bricks, iron, local woods, and cement. The building is typical of German coloni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of The National Assembly Of Togo
List of presidents of the National Assembly of Togo. Below is a list of office-holders: References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Presidents of the National Assembly of Togo Politics of Togo Togo, National Assembly Presidents of the National Assembly (Togo) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Togo
Politics of Togo takes place in a framework of a parliamentary republic, whereby the president is the head of state and the prime minister is head of government, who is appointed by the president with the parliament's approval. Executive power is exercised by the prime minister while the role of the president is largely ceremonial. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. After independence, the party system was dominated first by the authoritarian Rally for the Togolese People, and later by its successor party, Union for the Republic. Eyadéma presidency In the early 1990s, the international community began putting pressure on authoritarian president Gnassingbé Eyadéma to democratize, a notion he strongly resisted. Pro-democracy activists - mainly southern Mina and Ewé - were met with armed troops, killing scores of protesters in several clashes. The people of France and Togo were furious, and under their backlash Eyadéma gave in. He was summaril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The National Assembly (Togo)
In Togo, the president of the National Assembly leads and represents the Togolese National Assembly. The current president of the National Assembly has been Kodjo Adedze since 14 June 2024. Role In Togo, the president of the National Assembly has a primary role in organizing and conducting debates within the Assembly. They are elected for five years by the deputies in a secret ballot with two rounds; in the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is elected. After the election, the president convenes parliamentary sessions, sets the agenda, decides on the admissibility of bills, amendments, and requests for the creation of committees. Moreover, the president opens and closes parliamentary sessions, grants and withdraws speaking rights among speakers, and can decide on disciplinary measures against certain parliamentarians. The president of the Assembly is also responsible for security within the Assembly, which means they can call in law enforcement within the Parliament in cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Eyadéma Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was a Togolese military officer and politician who served as the third president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé. Eyadéma participated in two successful military Coup d'état, coups, in January 1963 and January 1967, and became president on 14 April 1967. As president, he created a political party, the Rally of the Togolese People (), and headed an Anti-Communism, anti-communist One-party state, single-party régime until the early 1990s, when reforms leading to multiparty elections began. Although his rule was seriously challenged by the events of the early 1990s, he ultimately consolidated power again and won multiparty presidential elections in 1993, 1998 and 2003; the opposition boycotted the 1993 election and denounced the 1998 and 2003 election results as fraudulent. At the time of his death, Eyad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
