Faure Gnassingbé

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. Events 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice... June 6, -1... 1966), also known as Faure Eyadéma, was This page contains a list of presidents of Togo. See also lists of incumbents. Presidents of Togo, 1960–present Sylvanus Olympio: April 27, 1960–January 13, 1963 Nicolas Grunitzky: January 16, 1963–January 13, 1967 Kléber Dadjo (Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee): January 14–... President of See also Togoville for the town formerly known as 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. In the south, it has a small Gulf of Guinea coast, on which the capital Lom... Togo for twenty days from February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 329 days remaining (330 in leap years). Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. 1631 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. 1778 - South... February 5 to February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 309 days remaining, 310 in leap years. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. 1570 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England. 1793 - George Washington holds the... February 25, 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005. He is the son of the late President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, and was named leader of Togo following his father's death. He resigned on February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 309 days remaining, 310 in leap years. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. 1570 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England. 1793 - George Washington holds the... February 25, prior to a planned presidential election in April that he planned to contest.

Background

Born in the town of Afagnan, Gnassingbé studied in The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. Originally designed to provide engineers with management skills, todays MBA draws applicants from a range of disciplines. An MBA is considered a professional Masters degree rather than a traditional or academic Masters degree. However, completion... Master of Business Administration degree from This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest American institution of higher education (or fourth, if St. Johns College, Annapolis... Yale University. He was a A deputy can be: In politics, a member of many national legislatures, particularly those legislative bodies styled Chambers of Deputies. Related terms: Congressperson, Member of Parliament. In law enforcement, a slang term referring to a deputy sheriff, a county police rank in the United States. Example of usage in a... deputy to the National Assembly of Togo for Blitta, and served as Minister of Public Works, Mines and Telecommunications from July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. Events 1014 - Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly... July 29, 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003. He has a reputation as a Technocrat can refer to: A member of the technocratic movement, a future-oriented movement that supports the control of technology for the benefit of humanity. A technical member of a quasi- technocracy that exists today (usually used with a negative connotation). A derogatory term used to describe a person with... technocrat.

Politics

The possibility of Gnassingbé's appointment as President to succeed his father was already being discussed because of his father's chronic ill health when, in 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2002. December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal... December 2002, Gnassingbé Eyadéma amended the constitution to lower the minimum age for the president from 45 years to 35 years. However his death in February 2005 was sudden.

According to the Togolese constitution, after the president's death, Fanbare Natchaba, the speaker of parliament, was supposed to become acting president. However, at the time of Eyadéma's death, Natchaba was out of the country, and Togolese military officials claimed that Faure Gnassingbé was sworn in as acting president to "ensure stability", but since Togo's borders were sealed off by the army, Tchaba was reportedly unable to re-enter the country. This prompted the The African Union (abbreviated AU), founded in July 2002, is the successor organisation to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Modelled after the European Union (but currently with powers closer to the Commonwealth of Nations), it aims to help promote democracy, human rights and development across Africa, especially by increasing... African Union to denounce Eyadéma's assumption of power as a military A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. It is different from a revolution, which is staged by a larger group and radically changes the political system. The term is... coup.

Legitimacy

A day after his father's death, parliament dismissed Natchaba and elected Gnassingbé in his place, which legalizes his succession; Gnassingbé's election was unanimously approved by the deputies who were present in parliament at the time, a parliament that was elected in an election boycotted by the opposition. The parliament also eliminated a constitutional requirement that elections be held within 60 days of the president's death, enabling the younger Gnassingbé to rule until the expiration of his father's term in 2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Predicted events January January 15 _ NASAs MESSENGER spacecraft makes the first of three flybys of Mercury. February February 1 _ Sweden plans to cease analog television broadcasts February 3 _ Super Bowl XLII to be held... 2008. [1] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4241743.stm)

Under pressure from others in the region, and particularly The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It borders on Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Major cities include the capital Abuja, the former capital Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Port Harcourt... Nigeria, later in February 2005 Gnassingbé announced that new elections would be held within 60 days, but said that he would remain in office in the meantime. However, on February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 313 days remaining, 314 in leap years. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria 1431 - The trial of Joan of Arc begins. 1743 - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson 1804 - The... February 21, the Togolese National Assembly reversed some of the constitutional changes it has made which had allowed Gnassingbé to assume power, although it did not instruct him to resign. This was speculated as a way of pressuring him to stand down with dignity.

On February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 309 days remaining, 310 in leap years. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. 1570 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England. 1793 - George Washington holds the... February 25, Gnassingbé was nominated by delegates of the ruling party, the Rally for the Togolese People, as the party's presidential candidate. He was also chosen as head of the party. Shortly afterwards, he announced that he would step down as president during the interim period. El-Hadj Bonfoh Abbass (b. 1948) is the interim President of Togo till the April 24, 2005 presidential election. He took that position on February 25, 2005 when President Faure Gnassingbe resigned due to pressure from the international community. Bonfoh, who was first deputy parliament speaker at the time, was... Bonfoh Abbass was appointed by the National Assembly to replace him until the election, scheduled for April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). There are 251 days remaining. Events 1184 BC - Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional). 1066 - Halleys Comet spotted. 1704 - The first regular newspaper in the United States, the Boston, Massachusetts... April 24, 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005. He will compete with the main opposition candidate, 74-year-old Emmanuel Bob-Akitani, who is the second most important person of the opposition coalition after Gilchrist Olympio. Olympio can not take part in the election, since the constitution requires that any candidate must have lived for at least 12 months in Togo, and Olympio has been in exile, although he returned to Togo on March 19.

See also

• The Ewes moved into the area which is now Togo from the Niger River valley between the 12th and 14th centuries. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portuguese explorers and traders visited the coast. For the next 200 years, the coastal region was a major raiding center for Europeans in... History of Togo
• Togos transition to democracy is stalled. Its democratic institutions remain nascent and fragile. President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who ruled Togo under a one-party system for nearly 25 of his 37 years in power, was the dominant political figure and controlled the security forces. Army Chief of Staff General... Politics of Togo

External link

• The Guardian's article about his father's death and the consequent transfer of power (http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4780743,00.html)