He also served as the Chairperson of the African Union from 29 January 2012 to 27 January 2013. Thomas Boni Yayi (* 1. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Boni Yayi has received more than 120,648 page views. He was due to meet rival Talon alongside a delegation from regional bloc ECOWAS and would then jet out of the country immediately after the encounter, sources said.
He took office after winning the March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to a second term in March 2011. Talon, who made his fortune in cotton, hosted a political “dialogue” last month to try to calm the tensions but several main opposition groups were not invited to the event.
President Thomas Boni Yayi was in Woria this Tuesday, September 1st, 2020.
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Join Facebook to connect with Thomas Yayi Boni and others you may know. He took office after winning the March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to a second term in March 2011. When he steps down on April 6, and hands over power after completing two terms as President, he will be greatly missed by his fans and perhaps derided almost to the same degree by those who have accused him of running a government that promoted cronyism, corruption, clientelism, media repression and official opaqueness.
The country subsequently tweaked its constitution and electoral law but the opposition complained that the changes fell well short of their expectations. Thomas Boni Yayi (born January 1, 1952) is an African politician and banker who served as President of Benin from 2006 to 2016. – Boni Yayi quit the West African nation in June ostensibly for medical treatment after being confined to his home following his criticism of one-sided parliamentary elections that sparked protests. To enable commenting and other interactive features, please switch to the more advanced Get the latest news and analysis of issues from Nigeria, Africa and around the world, direct into your inbox, daily
He was due to meet rival Talon alongside a delegation from regional bloc ECOWAS and would then jet out of the country immediately after the encounter, sources said. Thomas Boni Yayi : homme politique, ancien président de la République du Bénin - Bénin Web TV News, infos et exclusivités sur Thomas Boni Yayi en live, en images et en vidéos. But Talon, a former business magnate, has been accused of carrying out a concerted crackdown that has driven key rivals into exile.Boni Yayi’s reappearance in the country came after Talon, seeking to paper over the political crisis, urged his return. But allies of Boni Yayi, Talon’s predecessor as president from 2006-16, said he left Cotonou abruptly on Wednesday evening without meeting the president as he believed his demand for a re-run of the election would be rejected. A 2012 report by the US Department of State commended his government for continuing the country's transition to democracy and applauded "the legislative work of recent years to pass and enforce laws regarding domestic violence against women, official corruption, torture, and other crimes", as well as the establishment of the human rights Ombudsman and the National Council for the Promotion of Gender Equity and Equality. The former French colony has previously been seen as among the region’s most stable democracies.
Benin’s former leader Thomas Boni Yayi (2nd L, white) prepares to shake hands with Benin’s President Patrice Talon upon his arrival in Cotonou, Benin on November 20, 2019, for a brief meeting with Benin’s President five months after leaving de-facto house arrest amid a political standoff. But Talon, a former business magnate, has been accused of carrying out a concerted crackdown that has driven key rivals into exile.Boni Yayi’s reappearance in the country came after Talon, seeking to paper over the political crisis, urged his return.
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