Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1 July 1951) is a Beninese banker and politician who was the president of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning...

Yayi may refer to China-Taiwan Yayi Cup, a Go competition Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1951), Beninese banker and politician Tongo Sarki Yayï, a village in...

postponed twice from 27 February and 6 March 2011. Incumbent President Yayi Boni ran for re-election against thirteen other candidates, including former...

to her future husband, Thomas Boni Yayi. She and Boni Yayi have five children. In 2008, Chantal Yayi and Thomas Boni Yayi, who is a descendant of the Yoruba...

the Cabinet of the Prime Minister from 1996 to 1998. Under President Yayi Boni, Koupaki was Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2007 and then Minister of...

criticism un-African". Afrol News. Retrieved 2014-01-31. "President Thomas Yayi Boni elected as Chairperson of the African Union for 2012" (PDF) (Press release)...

Partners in 2008. He was also Special Adviser to the President of Benin, Yayi Boni, from 2006 to 2011. In 2013, his Zinsou Foundation opened in Ouidah, Benin...

Previously he was Minister of Mines, Energy, and Water under President Yayi Boni, beginning in 2007. He is president of the Union for Democracy and National...

FCBE) is a political party of Benin, formed by supporters of president Yayi Boni. In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007, the party won 35...

runoff between Yayi Boni and Adrien Houngbédji. The runoff election was held on 19 March and was won by Boni, who assumed office on 6 April. Boni was reelected...

unable to stand, political newcomer Yayi Boni was elected, defeating Houngbédji in a second round of voting. Yayi Boni and his parliamentary allies also...

the polls to decide who would succeed Kérékou as President of Benin. Yayi Boni defeated Adrien Houngbédji in a run-off vote on 19 March, and Kérékou...

presidential candidate; he placed second in 2006, but was heavily defeated by Yayi Boni in a second round of voting. From 2015 to 2019, he served for a third...

composed of allies of the president Yayi Boni, which took nearly half the parliamentary seats. The election consolidated Boni's victory in the 2011 presidential...

was intended to support President Yayi Boni. "Alliance de six partis politiques pour soutenir le président Yayi Boni", African Press Agency (jeuneafrique...

the government coalition. Former West African Development Bank Director Yayi Boni won the March 2006 election for the presidency in a field of 26 candidates...

second round was held between the two leading candidates on 19 March; Yayi Boni won the election and took office in April. A total of 33 candidate applications...

Dahomey (until 1975). It is the birthplace of former Beninese president Yayi Boni.[citation needed] It is 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Parakou. The commune...

2011 – 29 January 2012 Preceded by Bingu wa Mutharika Succeeded by Thomas Boni Yayi Personal details Born (1942-06-05) 5 June 1942 (age 82) Acoacán, Spanish...

by one week due to logistical constraints. Incumbent President Thomas Boni Yayi was at the end of his second presidential term and was constitutionally...

Obiang Nguema Mbasogo 31 January 2011 29 January 2012  Equatorial Guinea Yayi Boni 29 January 2012 27 January 2013  Benin Hailemariam Desalegn 27 January...

African Union In office 27 January 2013 – 30 January 2014 Preceded by Yayi Boni Succeeded by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia...

Republic Emperor (from Christianity to Islam back to Christianity) Thomas Boni Yayi – Beninese banker and politician who has been President of Benin since...

the Atlantic football team for a time. In the government of President Yayi Boni appointed on June 17, 2007, Soglo was appointed Minister of Youth, Sports...

the first round. In the second round he won 25.4% and was defeated by Yayi Boni. 1991 - 9 seats, in alliance with the National Party for Democracy and...

alliance in Benin led by André Okuonlola. The alliance supports President Yayi Boni. In the April 2011 parliamentary elections it received 2.6% of the vote...

Léon Bani Bio Bigou and Étienne Kossi. The alliance supports President Yayi Boni. In the April 2011 parliamentary elections the alliance finished in third...

election, obtaining 16.29% of the vote and placing third. He supported Yayi Boni in the second round. In the March 2007 parliamentary election, Amoussou...

West African leaders, such as Amadou Toumani Touré, Blaise Compaoré, Yayi Boni, Faure Gnassingbé, Nino Vieira, and Thabo Mbeki attended the inaugural...

Benin Embassy in Germany. She served as a diplomatic advisor to President Boni Yayi. Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 44 "Le gouvernement du Bénin, formé le 07...