Sefou Fagbohoun is former member of the National Assembly of Benin, a Beninese businessman, and president of the

African Movement for Development and Progress The African Movement for Development and Progress () is a political party in Benin created in 1997. In the legislative elections held on 30 March 2003, the party was part of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of President Mathieu ...

Biography

Fagbohoun is from the commune of

Adja-Ouèrè Adja-Ouèrè is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Plateau Department of south-eastern Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the wes ...

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

. He founded the African Movement for Development and Progress party in 1997, and was elected deputy in the 1st, 5th and 6th legislatures of Benin. He was an influential businessman under the regime of General

Mathieu Kérékou Mathieu Kérékou (; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician who served as president of the People's Republic of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and the Benin, Republic of Benin from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a milita ...

Arrest

On June 4, 20226, Fagbohoun was arrested by the Economic and Financial Brigade in mismanagement at Société Nationale de Commercialisation des Produits Pétroliers. He was released in 2008 after two years under arrest.

References

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