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'''Sévérin Adjovi''' is a [[Benin]]ese politician and leader of the [[Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction-Vivoten]] (RDL-Vivoten),<ref name=Son>[http://www.sonangnon.net/vote2006.php Page on 2006 presidential election], sonangnon.net.</ref> as well as a businessman.
'''Sévérin Adjovi''' is a [[Benin]]ese politician and leader of the [[Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction-Vivoten]] (RDL-Vivoten),<ref name=Son>[http://www.sonangnon.net/vote2006.php Page on 2006 presidential election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805204722/http://www.sonangnon.net/vote2006.php |date=2007-08-05 }}, sonangnon.net.</ref> as well as a businessman.


Adjovi was a candidate in the [[Beninese presidential election, 1991|March 1991 presidential election]], receiving seventh place and 2.61% of the vote. He was Minister of Defense from 1996 to 1998, Minister of Culture and Communication from 1998 to 1999, and Minister of Trade, Crafts, and Tourism from 1999 to 2001.{{Fact|date=May 2007}} Adjovi ran in the December 2002 municipal election in [[Cotonou]], Benin's largest city, as a candidate of the pro-government Movement,<ref>[http://www.afrol.com/html/News2003/ben001_local_polls.htm "Opposition set to win in major Beninese cities"], afrol News, January 12, 2003.</ref> but he was defeated by former President [[Nicéphore Soglo]] in the election for Cotonou's 12th [[arrondissement]]. He congratulated Soglo on his victory.<ref>[http://www.ambafrance-bj.org/IMG/doc/chr20030102.doc "I- SITUATION POLITIQUE INTERIEURE"], ambafrance-bj.org {{fr icon}}.</ref><ref>Radio Benin programme summary for January 8, 2003, 1930 GMT.</ref>
Adjovi was a candidate in the [[1991 Beninese presidential election|March 1991 presidential election]], receiving seventh place and 2.61% of the vote. He was Minister of Defense from 1996 to 1998, Minister of Culture and Communication from 1998 to 1999, and Minister of Trade, Crafts, and Tourism from 1999 to 2001.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}} Adjovi ran in the December 2002 municipal election in [[Cotonou]], Benin's largest city, as a candidate of the pro-government Movement,<ref>[http://www.afrol.com/html/News2003/ben001_local_polls.htm "Opposition set to win in major Beninese cities"], afrol News, January 12, 2003.</ref> but he was defeated by former President [[Nicéphore Soglo]] in the election for Cotonou's 12th [[arrondissement]]. He congratulated Soglo on his victory.<ref>[http://www.ambafrance-bj.org/IMG/doc/chr20030102.doc "I- SITUATION POLITIQUE INTERIEURE"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508043023/http://www.ambafrance-bj.org/IMG/doc/chr20030102.doc |date=2007-05-08 }}, ambafrance-bj.org {{in lang|fr}}.</ref><ref>Radio Benin programme summary for January 8, 2003, 1930 GMT.</ref>


On [[January 14]], [[2006]], he was designated as the RDL-Vivoten candidate for the [[Beninese presidential election, 2006|March 2006 presidential election]].<ref>[http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=PAN60026sverielleit0 "Séverin Adjovi, candidat à la présidentielle"], Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), January 14, 2006 {{fr}}.</ref> In the election, he took seventh place with 1.78% of the vote.
On January 14, 2006, he was designated as the RDL-Vivoten candidate for the [[2006 Beninese presidential election|March 2006 presidential election]].<ref>[http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=PAN60026sverielleit0 "Séverin Adjovi, candidat à la présidentielle"], Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), January 14, 2006 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> In the election, he took seventh place with 1.78% of the vote.


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Latest revision as of 17:41, 13 January 2024

Sévérin Adjovi is a Beninese politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction-Vivoten (RDL-Vivoten),[1] as well as a businessman.

Adjovi was a candidate in the March 1991 presidential election, receiving seventh place and 2.61% of the vote. He was Minister of Defense from 1996 to 1998, Minister of Culture and Communication from 1998 to 1999, and Minister of Trade, Crafts, and Tourism from 1999 to 2001.[citation needed] Adjovi ran in the December 2002 municipal election in Cotonou, Benin's largest city, as a candidate of the pro-government Movement,[2] but he was defeated by former President Nicéphore Soglo in the election for Cotonou's 12th arrondissement. He congratulated Soglo on his victory.[3][4]

On January 14, 2006, he was designated as the RDL-Vivoten candidate for the March 2006 presidential election.[5] In the election, he took seventh place with 1.78% of the vote.

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  1. ^ Page on 2006 presidential election Archived 2007-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, sonangnon.net.
  2. ^ "Opposition set to win in major Beninese cities", afrol News, January 12, 2003.
  3. ^ "I- SITUATION POLITIQUE INTERIEURE" Archived 2007-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, ambafrance-bj.org (in French).
  4. ^ Radio Benin programme summary for January 8, 2003, 1930 GMT.
  5. ^ "Séverin Adjovi, candidat à la présidentielle", Panapress (Jeuneafrique.com), January 14, 2006 (in French).

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