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'''Kwame-Mensah Jacques Amouzou''' (born 25 July 1936<ref>[http://www.legitogo.gouv.tg/annee_txt/1998/Pages%20from%20jo_1998-016.pdf ''Journal Official de la Republique Togolaise''], 18 May 1998, page 3 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>) is a [[Togo]]lese politician and businessman. An ethnic [[Ewe people|Ewe]], Amouzou was a minor candidate in both the [[1993 Togolese presidential election|1993]] and [[1998 Togolese presidential election|1998 presidential elections]].<ref>[http://www.cdd.org.uk/resources/workingpapers/togo_election.htm "Togo - Stalled Democratic Transition"], Centre for Democracy and Development.</ref> He is the President of the [[Union of Independent Liberals]] (ULI).<ref>[http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?d=3&i=113&o=1&s=373 "Une démocratie en bonne santé"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613173912/http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?o=1&s=373&d=3&i=113 |date=2008-06-13 }}, Republicoftogo.com, 12 January 2007 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> Amouzou was "widely perceived as a front" for President [[Gnassingbé Eyadéma]] during the 1990s.<ref>[http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Newsletters/irinw_61998.html "IRIN-West Africa: Special briefing on presidential elections in Togo, 98.6.19"], IRIN-West Africa Weekly roundup 53, 19 June 1998.</ref> |
'''Kwame-Mensah Jacques Amouzou''' (born 25 July 1936<ref>[http://www.legitogo.gouv.tg/annee_txt/1998/Pages%20from%20jo_1998-016.pdf ''Journal Official de la Republique Togolaise''], 18 May 1998, page 3 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>) is a [[Togo]]lese politician and businessman. An ethnic [[Ewe people|Ewe]], Amouzou was a minor candidate in both the [[1993 Togolese presidential election|1993]] and [[1998 Togolese presidential election|1998 presidential elections]].<ref>[http://www.cdd.org.uk/resources/workingpapers/togo_election.htm "Togo - Stalled Democratic Transition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705220756/http://www.cdd.org.uk/resources/workingpapers/togo_election.htm |date=2008-07-05 }}, Centre for Democracy and Development.</ref> He is the President of the [[Union of Independent Liberals]] (ULI).<ref>[http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?d=3&i=113&o=1&s=373 "Une démocratie en bonne santé"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613173912/http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?o=1&s=373&d=3&i=113 |date=2008-06-13 }}, Republicoftogo.com, 12 January 2007 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> Amouzou was "widely perceived as a front" for President [[Gnassingbé Eyadéma]] during the 1990s.<ref>[http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Newsletters/irinw_61998.html "IRIN-West Africa: Special briefing on presidential elections in Togo, 98.6.19"], IRIN-West Africa Weekly roundup 53, 19 June 1998.</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Led by Amouzou, the ULI was founded in November 1993 as a moderate opposition party, representing the political space between Eyadéma's [[Rally of the Togolese People]] (RPT) and the radical opposition [[Collective of Democratic Opposition-2]] (COD-2).<ref>[http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/topic,463af2212,469f2f522,469f38e9c,0.html "Chronology for Kabre in Togo"], Minorities at Risk Project (UNHCR.org), 2004.</ref> In the [[1994 Togolese parliamentary election|February 1994 parliamentary election]], he ran as a candidate in Zio Prefecture, but did not win a seat.<ref>[http://www.etiame.com/etiame502.htm "05 février 2007: «catastrophe gbatopéenne»"], Etiame.com {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> |
Led by Amouzou, the ULI was founded in November 1993 as a moderate opposition party, representing the political space between Eyadéma's [[Rally of the Togolese People]] (RPT) and the radical opposition [[Collective of Democratic Opposition-2]] (COD-2).<ref>[http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/topic,463af2212,469f2f522,469f38e9c,0.html "Chronology for Kabre in Togo"], Minorities at Risk Project (UNHCR.org), 2004.</ref> In the [[1994 Togolese parliamentary election|February 1994 parliamentary election]], he ran as a candidate in Zio Prefecture, but did not win a seat.<ref>[http://www.etiame.com/etiame502.htm "05 février 2007: «catastrophe gbatopéenne»"], Etiame.com {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> |
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Amouzou and the ULI were viewed as close to the RPT, and Amouzou was described as "virtually a second RPT candidate" at the time of the 1998 presidential election; his critics alleged that he was merely a tool of Eyadéma who was used to manipulate the political playing field in Eyadéma's favor. He placed last in the 1998 election with 0.35% of the vote.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8U4EAQAAIAAJ&q=Jacques+Amouzou |
Amouzou and the ULI were viewed as close to the RPT, and Amouzou was described as "virtually a second RPT candidate" at the time of the 1998 presidential election; his critics alleged that he was merely a tool of Eyadéma who was used to manipulate the political playing field in Eyadéma's favor. He placed last in the 1998 election with 0.35% of the vote.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8U4EAQAAIAAJ&q=Jacques+Amouzou ''Africa Today'', volume 4] (1998), pages 24–25 and 29.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 01:04, 27 July 2024
Kwame-Mensah Jacques Amouzou (born 25 July 1936[1]) is a Togolese politician and businessman. An ethnic Ewe, Amouzou was a minor candidate in both the 1993 and 1998 presidential elections.[2] He is the President of the Union of Independent Liberals (ULI).[3] Amouzou was "widely perceived as a front" for President Gnassingbé Eyadéma during the 1990s.[4]
Political career
[edit]Amouzou was born in Gbatope, located in Zio Prefecture.[5] At the time of the August 1993 presidential election, Amouzou ran as an independent candidate.[5][6] He and Ife Adani were the only candidates to stand against President Eyadéma, who won 96% of the vote. Amouzou and Adani were not considered serious challengers; all of the major opposition leaders chose to boycott the election.[6]
Led by Amouzou, the ULI was founded in November 1993 as a moderate opposition party, representing the political space between Eyadéma's Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) and the radical opposition Collective of Democratic Opposition-2 (COD-2).[7] In the February 1994 parliamentary election, he ran as a candidate in Zio Prefecture, but did not win a seat.[8]
Amouzou and the ULI were viewed as close to the RPT, and Amouzou was described as "virtually a second RPT candidate" at the time of the 1998 presidential election; his critics alleged that he was merely a tool of Eyadéma who was used to manipulate the political playing field in Eyadéma's favor. He placed last in the 1998 election with 0.35% of the vote.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Journal Official de la Republique Togolaise, 18 May 1998, page 3 (in French).
- ^ "Togo - Stalled Democratic Transition" Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, Centre for Democracy and Development.
- ^ "Une démocratie en bonne santé" Archived 2008-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, Republicoftogo.com, 12 January 2007 (in French).
- ^ "IRIN-West Africa: Special briefing on presidential elections in Togo, 98.6.19", IRIN-West Africa Weekly roundup 53, 19 June 1998.
- ^ a b Journal Official de la Republique Togolaise, 6 August 1993, page 3 (in French).
- ^ a b "Aug 1993 – Election victory for Eyadema", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 39, August 1993 Togo, page 39,583.
- ^ "Chronology for Kabre in Togo", Minorities at Risk Project (UNHCR.org), 2004.
- ^ "05 février 2007: «catastrophe gbatopéenne»", Etiame.com (in French).
- ^ Africa Today, volume 4 (1998), pages 24–25 and 29.