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Emmanuel Bob-Akitani (July 18, 1930
UFC website, May 27, 2003 .
– May 16, 2011
UFC website, May 16, 2011 .
) was a
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lese politician who was the main opposition candidate in the
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and 2005 Togolese presidential elections. He was the Honorary President of the
Union of Forces for Change The Union of Forces for Change () is an opposition political party in Togo. The President of the UFC was Gilchrist OlympioAného, Lacs Prefecture, Bob-Akitani was a founding member of the UFC and was, at the time of the 2003 election, the UFC's First Vice-President. Akitani stood as the UFC's candidate in 2003 because UFC President Gilchrist Olympio had been barred from running due to his failure to meet the residency requirement."Togo: Eyadema wins 57% majority in presidential election"
IRIN, June 5, 2003.
According to official results, he placed second behind long-time President Gnassingbé Eyadéma in the 2003 election, with 33.68% of the vote against 57.78% for Eyadéma. The UFC alleged fraud and Bob-Akitani claimed to have won the election. Following Eyadéma's death, he ran again in the April 2005 election as the candidate of an opposition coalition that included the UFC. He was again declared runner-up in the election, behind Eyadéma's son,
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, amidst widespread allegations of seized ballot boxes and other
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. At a UFC party congress in July 2008, Bob-Akitani was named Honorary President of the UFC."L’UFC a désigné son candidat pour la présidentielle"
Republicoftogo.com, July 20, 2008 .
He died in May 2011 in
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.


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1930 births 2011 deaths Togolese democracy activists Union of Forces for Change politicians 21st-century Togolese politicians People from Aného {{Togo-politician-stub