Barry Moussa Barqué
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Barry Moussa Barqué is a Togo
lese political figure who served in the government of Togo under President Gnassingbé Eyadéma
for most of the period from 1979 to 1999. He has been a Special Adviser to the President of the Republic since 1999.
Barqué is a Fulani from northern Togo. He served as Director of the Autonomous Port of Lomé during the 1970s and was appointed to the government as Minister of Mines, Energy, and Water Resources on March 19, 1979. He was Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts and Telecommunications in the early 1980s. Considered a devoted loyalist of Eyadéma he served in many positions in the government over the following 20 years, becoming a powerful "baron" of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People
(RPT). At the time of the March 1985 parliamentary election
, he was President of the National Commission of General Census of Votes and Verification.
Barqué was Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for a time before being appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
on November 29, 1995; he held the latter position until 1996. He was subsequently Minister of State in charge of Finance and Privatization until departing from the government in June 1999; he was instead appointed as a Special Advisor to the President of the Republic at that time.
He was stabbed several times by his nephew Altine Barry on the night of October 24–25, 2003, and was flown to Paris for medical treatment. On March 5, 2007, Altine Barry was sentenced to 20 years in prison for this attack.
Following the death of President Eyadéma on February 5, 2005, Barqué
expressed shock, saying that he had seemed healthy immediately beforehand. Eyadéma's son Fauré Gnassingbé
succeeded him as President, but this succession was widely deemed unconstitutional. Barqué was included as part of a Togolese delegation that travelled to Niamey
on February 12 in an attempt to explain and defend Gnassingbé's succession to the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS), which had reacted to it with hostility.
Barqué is a member of the RPT Central Committee; he was elected as a Central Committee member from Tône Prefecture
at the RPT's 9th Congress in December 2006. He also serves as a member of the RPT College of Sages.
On September 7, 2007, Barqué presided over the ceremony at which the 162 candidates of the ruling RPT for the October 2007 parliamentary election
were invested.
Under Faure Gnassingbé, Barqué remains a Special Adviser to the President of the Republic with the rank of Minister as of January 2009.
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
lese political figure who served in the government of Togo under President Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
General Gnassingbé Eyadéma , was the President of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005. He participated in two successful military coups, in January 1963 and January 1967, and became President on April 14, 1967...
for most of the period from 1979 to 1999. He has been a Special Adviser to the President of the Republic since 1999.
Barqué is a Fulani from northern Togo. He served as Director of the Autonomous Port of Lomé during the 1970s and was appointed to the government as Minister of Mines, Energy, and Water Resources on March 19, 1979. He was Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts and Telecommunications in the early 1980s. Considered a devoted loyalist of Eyadéma he served in many positions in the government over the following 20 years, becoming a powerful "baron" of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People
Rally of the Togolese People
The Rally of the Togolese People is the ruling political party in Togo. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, is also the National President of the RPT....
(RPT). At the time of the March 1985 parliamentary election
Togolese parliamentary election, 1985
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 24 March 1985. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Rally of the Togolese People as the sole legal party. Unlike the previous election in 1979 when a single list of candidates was presented to voters for approval, this election won...
, he was President of the National Commission of General Census of Votes and Verification.
Barqué was Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for a time before being appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
on November 29, 1995; he held the latter position until 1996. He was subsequently Minister of State in charge of Finance and Privatization until departing from the government in June 1999; he was instead appointed as a Special Advisor to the President of the Republic at that time.
He was stabbed several times by his nephew Altine Barry on the night of October 24–25, 2003, and was flown to Paris for medical treatment. On March 5, 2007, Altine Barry was sentenced to 20 years in prison for this attack.
Following the death of President Eyadéma on February 5, 2005, Barqué
expressed shock, saying that he had seemed healthy immediately beforehand. Eyadéma's son Fauré Gnassingbé
Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005. A son of President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, he was appointed to the government by his father, serving as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications from 2003 to 2005...
succeeded him as President, but this succession was widely deemed unconstitutional. Barqué was included as part of a Togolese delegation that travelled to Niamey
Niamey
-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...
on February 12 in an attempt to explain and defend Gnassingbé's succession to the Economic Community of West African States
Economic Community of West African States
The Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region....
(ECOWAS), which had reacted to it with hostility.
Barqué is a member of the RPT Central Committee; he was elected as a Central Committee member from Tône Prefecture
Tône
Tône is a prefecture located in the Savanes Region of Togo. The prefecture seat is located in Dapaong....
at the RPT's 9th Congress in December 2006. He also serves as a member of the RPT College of Sages.
On September 7, 2007, Barqué presided over the ceremony at which the 162 candidates of the ruling RPT for the October 2007 parliamentary election
Togolese parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Togo on October 14, 2007 for the 81 seats in the National Assembly. There were over 2,000 candidates, with 32 parties and 41 lists of independent candidates competing. The ruling Rally of the Togolese People was victorious, winning a majority of 50 seats...
were invested.
Under Faure Gnassingbé, Barqué remains a Special Adviser to the President of the Republic with the rank of Minister as of January 2009.