Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
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Jean-Lucien Kwassi Lanyo Savi de Tové (born 7 May 1939) is a Togo
lese politician.
Savi de Tové was born in Lomé
and is a member of the Ewé
ethnic group. Following the January 1967 coup, he was appointed as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 6 February 1967. Kouanvi Tigoue was later appointed to replace Savi de Tové in an interim capacity on 21 November 1974 after the latter when on leave for personal reasons, and Kodjo de Medeiros was appointed to replace Savi de Tové on a permanent basis on 26 March 1975.
Accused of plotting a coup together with various others, including Gilchrist Olympio
, a warrant for his arrest was issued on 12 July 1979, and he was imprisoned. He was convicted along with four others in August 1979 and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Following the legalization of multiparty politics, Savi de Tové founded the Party of Democrats for Unity (PDU). Feeling that Prime Minister Joseph Kokou Koffigoh
had grown too cooperative with President Gnassingbé Eyadéma
, the Democratic Opposition Collective chose Savi de Tové as Prime Minister at a meeting in Cotonou
, Benin
on 22 March 1993. The official government in Lomé rejected the opposition's appointment of Savi de Tové.
The PDU merged with three other parties in 1999 to create the Patriotic Pan-African Convergence
(CPP), with Edem Kodjo
as its President; Savi de Tové became the CPP's First Vice-President.
Savi de Tové was appointed to the government as Minister of Trade, Industry, and Crafts on 20 June 2005. At the end of the 2006 Inter-Togolese Dialogue, he signed the resulting political accord on behalf of the CPP on 20 August 2006. He was retained as Minister of Trade, Industry, and Crafts in the government of Prime Minister Yawovi Agboyibo
, appointed on 20 September 2006. In the October 2007 parliamentary election
, he stood as the first candidate on the CPP's candidate list for Zio Prefecture, but the CPP won no seats in the election. Savi de Tové was dismissed from the government in December 2007.
Savi de Tové was appointed as President of the Permanent Framework for Dialogue and Consultation (CPDC), an official advisory body, on 27 May 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 politician.
Savi de Tové was born in Lomé
Lomé
Lomé, with an estimated population of 737,751, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels...
and is a member of the Ewé
Ewe people
The Ewe are a people located in the southeast corner of Ghana, east of the Volta River, in an area now described as the Volta Region, in southern Togo and western Benin...
ethnic group. Following the January 1967 coup, he was appointed as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 6 February 1967. Kouanvi Tigoue was later appointed to replace Savi de Tové in an interim capacity on 21 November 1974 after the latter when on leave for personal reasons, and Kodjo de Medeiros was appointed to replace Savi de Tové on a permanent basis on 26 March 1975.
Accused of plotting a coup together with various others, including Gilchrist Olympio
Gilchrist Olympio
Gilchrist Olympio is a Togolese politician and the President of the Union of Forces for Change , the country's main opposition party. Since the late 1970s, Mr...
, a warrant for his arrest was issued on 12 July 1979, and he was imprisoned. He was convicted along with four others in August 1979 and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Following the legalization of multiparty politics, Savi de Tové founded the Party of Democrats for Unity (PDU). Feeling that Prime Minister Joseph Kokou Koffigoh
Joseph Kokou Koffigoh
Joseph Kokou Koffigoh is a Togolese politician who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 27 August 1991 to 25 April 1994. Elected as Prime Minister by the opposition-dominated National Conference in 1991, Koffigoh was given full executive powers and tasked with overseeing a transition to...
had grown too cooperative with 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...
, the Democratic Opposition Collective chose Savi de Tové as Prime Minister at a meeting in Cotonou
Cotonou
-Demographics:*1979: 320,348 *1992: 536,827 *2002: 665,100 *2005: 690,584 The main languages spoken in Cotonou include the Fon language, Aja language, Yoruba language and French.-Transport:...
, Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
on 22 March 1993. The official government in Lomé rejected the opposition's appointment of Savi de Tové.
The PDU merged with three other parties in 1999 to create the Patriotic Pan-African Convergence
Patriotic Pan-African Convergence
The Patriotic Pan-African Convergence is a political party in Togo. Former Prime Minister Edem Kodjo is the President of the CPP.The CPP was created in August 1999 through the merger of four parties: the Togolese Union for Democracy , led by Kodjo, the Party of Action for Democracy , led by...
(CPP), with Edem Kodjo
Edem Kodjo
Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo, better known as Edem Kodjo , is a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multiparty politics. He served as Prime...
as its President; Savi de Tové became the CPP's First Vice-President.
Savi de Tové was appointed to the government as Minister of Trade, Industry, and Crafts on 20 June 2005. At the end of the 2006 Inter-Togolese Dialogue, he signed the resulting political accord on behalf of the CPP on 20 August 2006. He was retained as Minister of Trade, Industry, and Crafts in the government of Prime Minister Yawovi Agboyibo
Yawovi Agboyibo
Yawovi Madji Agboyibo is a Togolese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Togo from September 2006 to December 2007 and was National President of the Action Committee for Renewal , an opposition political party, from 1991 to 2008...
, appointed on 20 September 2006. In 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...
, he stood as the first candidate on the CPP's candidate list for Zio Prefecture, but the CPP won no seats in the election. Savi de Tové was dismissed from the government in December 2007.
Savi de Tové was appointed as President of the Permanent Framework for Dialogue and Consultation (CPDC), an official advisory body, on 27 May 2009.