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    Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin (January 16, 1917 – March 8, 2002) was a Beninese politician most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on...
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    Apithy and Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin agreed to divide between them 18 contested seats in a southwest constituency. However, Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin made it clear...
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    Democratic Union (UDD) for Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. Apithy chose Djibodé Aplogan, Maga chose Gaustin Gbaguidi, and Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin was paired with Alexandre...
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    battle Justin (consul 540) (c. 525–566), a Byzantine general Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002), former prime minister of Dahomey (now Benin) Justin Allgaier...
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    power between three rival political leaders". These rivals were Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, who held sway in the southern and central regions of the country...
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  • Government (1963–1964) Sourou-Migan Apithy, President (1964–1965) Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Acting President (1965) Tahirou Congacou, Acting President (1965)...
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    to presidential elections in 1970. Although they were won by Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, this was due to the results in Atakora being annulled, denying...
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  • Alladaye, toppled the civilian government headed by President Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin in 1972. The Junta then handed power to Major Mathieu Kérékou...
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  • the three main political figures in the country: Hubert Maga, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, and Sourou-Migan Apithy. In addition, the formal office of President...
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    Council included Hubert Maga (former president from 1960 to 1963), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (former prime minister from 1964 to 1965), and Sourou-Migan Apithy...
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  • represented the people living in southeast Benin, while a third figure, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, represented the southwest. Attempts to counteract regionalism...
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    Presidential Council (Hubert Maga, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin and Sourou-Migan Apithy) were to rotate in power. Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin served as the Chairman at the...
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  • of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, 85, Beninese politician. Robin Anderson, 53, Australian documentary...
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    presidents Hubert Maga and Sourou-Migan Apithy staged protests while Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, another ex-president, supported an obscure candidate named Basile...
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    in the post-coup transitional government of Christophe Soglo. Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin was elected as deputy president of the republic and prime minister...
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    1964 27 November 1965 (Resigned) 1 year, 306 days PDD Ahomadégbé-TomêtinJustin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002) — 27 November 1965 29 November 1965 2 days...
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  • leader since Apithy had died the previous year. He joined with Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin to form the Rassemblement National pour la Democratie. Keke was...
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    elections. Former presidents Hubert Maga, Sourou-Migan Apithy, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin received a majority of the vote in the north, southeast, and southwest/central...
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    the three main candidates. At the time the voting was halted, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin of Dahomey's had received a plurality of the vote, but disagreements...
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    to rotate power (earlier in the year Maga had handed over power to Justin Ahomadegbé). During his first two years in power, Kérékou expressed only nationalism...
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    was established on 15 December 1963 by Sourou-Migan Apithy and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin following the overthrow of President Hubert Maga in a coup, and...
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    Himself Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964) 2 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002) 25 January 1964 29 November 1965 1 year, 308 days...
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    and lasted from April 1959 to November 1960. It was chaired by Justin Ahomadegbé Tomètin. With a 1960 and a 1964 constitution, two new National Assemblies...
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  • which dominated politics in the country from 1960 until 1972 was Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, twice the head of state of the country, who garnered significant...
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  • Emile Derlin Zinsou. October 26, 1972: Mathieu Kérékou overthrew Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. January 17, 1977: French-led mercenaries attempted to overthrow...
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    party, the Dahomeyan Democratic Union, was banned and its leader Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin imprisoned. As a result, the PDU became the sole legal party in...
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    by Apithy, Hubert Maga, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. Zinsou merged the remainder of the UPD with Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin's Bloc Populaire Africain to form...
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  • influence peddling, and embezzlement in the Kovacs affair of 1972. Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin attempted to fire him, but was blocked by Maga. This sparked the...
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    minister Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin with the former president Sourou-Migan Apithy to serve the final two-years of the rotating presidency. Ahomadégbé served...
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  • He had an advisory role in the administrations of Apithy and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. Oké joined the Economic and Social Council in 1968. He died in...
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