Kofi Yamgnane
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Kofi Yamgnane is a French-Togo
lese politician, born on October 11, 1945 in Bassar
, Togo
. Former engineer in the French Bridges and Roads administration, he was Secretary of State in the French gouvernment in 1991-1993 and representative of Finistère
in the French Parlement in 1997-2002. He stood as a candidate in the 2010 Togolese presidential election
; however, his candidacy was rejected by the Constitutional Court due to doubt about his identity. His papers showed two different birth dates, October 11, 1945, and December 31, 1945.
He became well known in France in 1989 after being elected mayor of a village of Brittany
, Saint-Coulitz
(less than 400 inhabitants), and at this time, one out of only two black mayors in Metropolitan France
(and the only black man in his city), the other was Auguste Senghor, mayor of Le May-sur-Èvre
, a town (3,891 inhabitants) in the Maine-et-Loire
département, from 1989 to 2008, when he became mayor of another town, Saint-Briac (Ille-et-Vilaine
).
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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, born on October 11, 1945 in Bassar
Bassar
Bassar is a town in Bassar Prefecture, Kara Region in Togo, situated west of Kara. The town has a population of 64,888.-Culture:Bassar was originally a centre for iron making. It now is known as the yam capital of Togo...
, Togo
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...
. Former engineer in the French Bridges and Roads administration, he was Secretary of State in the French gouvernment in 1991-1993 and representative of Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
in the French Parlement in 1997-2002. He stood as a candidate in the 2010 Togolese presidential election
Togolese presidential election, 2010
A presidential election was held in Togo on 4 March 2010. Incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé—who won his first term in a presidential election that followed the death of his father, long-time President Gnassingbé Eyadema, in 2005—faced radical opposition candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre,...
; however, his candidacy was rejected by the Constitutional Court due to doubt about his identity. His papers showed two different birth dates, October 11, 1945, and December 31, 1945.
He became well known in France in 1989 after being elected mayor of a village of Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, Saint-Coulitz
Saint-Coulitz
Saint-Coulitz is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-See also:*Communes of the Finistère department* Kofi Yamgnane , former mayor of the village.*Parc naturel régional d'Armorique-References:**...
(less than 400 inhabitants), and at this time, one out of only two black mayors in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica...
(and the only black man in his city), the other was Auguste Senghor, mayor of Le May-sur-Èvre
Le May-sur-Èvre
Le May-sur-Èvre is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The population was just under 4,000.-Geography:The commune is traversed by the Èvre river. It is around 10 km north of Cholet, and around 50 km east of Nantes....
, a town (3,891 inhabitants) in the Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
département, from 1989 to 2008, when he became mayor of another town, Saint-Briac (Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
).
Sources
Biography on the Assemblée nationale (French National Assembly) http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2009/07/02/kofi-yamgnane-objectif-togo_1214427_3212.html"Kofi Yamgnane : objectif Togo" by Gérard Davet in Le MondeLe Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
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