Michel Toko
Michel Bamènou Toko | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1970–1972 | |
| Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 31 May 1972 – 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1926-1927 |
| Died | (aged 93) |
Michel Bamènou Toko was a Beninese politican who served as Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 1970s.
Biography
[edit]Born in 1926 or 1927 he was originally from Mono Department.[1]
In the early 1960s Toko was active in the Congolese Youth Union (UJC) and the Confédération générale aéfienne du travail (CGAT) in Brazzaville and was subsequenly deported to Dahomey by French authorities as part of drives to suppress communist influence.[2]
In 1970 he was appointed Minister for Justice and on 31 May 1972 he was appointed Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs.[3] During the presidency of Mathieu Kérékou he was imprisoned along with many other former politicans.[4]
Following Benin's transition to multiparty democracy in 1990, Toko led the People's Republican Union.[5] The party contested the 1991 parliamentary election in coalition with the National Labour Party winning one seat and 2% of the vote.[6]
Toko died on 17 August 2020 after a long illness.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Ahéhéhinnou, F. Aubin (18 August 2020). "Un ancien ministre rappelé à Dieu" [A former minister called to God]. 24 HEURES AU BENIN (in French). Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Bat, Jean-Pierre (2015). La Fabrique des « Barbouzes » - Histoire des réseaux Foccart en Afrique. Paris: Nouveau Monde. p. 99. ISBN 9782369421764.
- ^ "DECRET No72-1 68 du 15 Juin 1972". Secrétariat général du Gouvernement du Bénin. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Avèkes, Binason (8 June 2015). "IMMORTALISER MATHIEU KEREKOU, C'EST UN CRIME CONTRE LE BENIN ! (N°2)" (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Day, Alan John; German, Richard; Campbell, John (1996). Political parties of the world (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Stockton. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-56159-144-2 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Krennerich, Michael; Thibaut, Bernhard (1999). Elections in Africa: a data handbook. New York (N.Y.) Oxford: Oxford university press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-829645-4.
- ^ "Carnet noir: les causes du décès de l'ancien ministre Bamènou Toko Michel". L'investigateur (in French). 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.