El-Hadj Bonfoh Abbass (born 1948) was the interim President of Togo from February 25, 2005 to May 4, 2005. He took that position when President Faure Gnassingbé resigned due to pressure from the international community. Bonfoh, who was first deputy parliament speaker at the time, was elected speaker of parliament and thus became acting president. Bonfoh is a strong supporter of Gnassingbé, and is known as "chairwarmer" by some of his opponents because his temporary assumption of the presidency is meant to make Gnassingbé eventually become president in a seemingly more legitimate way. On April 23, 2005, Bonfoh dismissed the interior minister for advocating a delay in presidential elections amidst massive street protests. This page contains a list of presidents of Togo. ... The Togolese Republic is a country in West Africa, bordering Ghana in the west, Benin in the east and Burkina Faso in the north. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Faure Gnassingbé Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966), also known as Faure Eyadéma, was President of Togo for twenty days from February 5 to February 25, 2005. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ...
Gnassingbé officially won the election on April 24 and was sworn in on May 4. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ...
Faure Gnassingbé Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966), also known as Faure Eyadéma, was President of Togo for twenty days from February 5 to February 25, 2005. ... This page contains a list of presidents of Togo. ...
Shortly afterward, the National Assembly elected its deputy speaker, AbassBonfoh, to serve until elections are held.
Gnassingbe will be the ruling Rally of the Togolese People party's candidate in the upcoming election, and Bonfoh - a long-time RPT apparatchik who vocally defended the coup in its early days - is clearly warming his chair.
The RPT is strongly backed by the security forces and controls almost 90 percent of parliament against a weak opposition, so it will have virtually free rein to administer the campaign and voting process.
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