Edem Kodjo

Edem Kodjo
Kodjo in 2011
4th Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity
In office
21 July 1978 – 12 June 1983
Preceded byWilliam Eteki
Succeeded byPeter Onu
3rd Prime Minister of Togo
In office
9 June 2005 – 20 September 2006
PresidentFaure Gnassingbé
Preceded byKoffi Sama
Succeeded byYawovi Agboyibo
In office
23 April 1994 – 20 August 1996
PresidentGnassingbé Eyadéma
Preceded byJoseph Kokou Koffigoh
Succeeded byKwassi Klutse
President of the Pan-African Patriotic Convergence
In office
15 August 1999 – 11 April 2020
Vice PresidentJean-Lucien Savi de Tové (1999–2007)
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAdrien Béléki Akouété
Personal details
BornÉdouard Kodjovi Kodjo
(1938-05-23)23 May 1938
Died11 April 2020(2020-04-11) (aged 81)
Paris, France
PartyCPP (1999–2020)
Other political
affiliations
UDT (1991–1999)
ProfessionAdministrator, teacher, writer, publisher
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Édouard Kodjovi "Edem" Kodjo (23 May 1938 – 11 April 2020), was a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multi-party politics. He served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2006. Kodjo was President of the Patriotic Pan-African Convergence (CPP). Kodjo died on 11 April 2020, in Paris.