Jacques Amouzou
Jacques Amouzou (born 1940) is a Togolese politician and businessman. An ethnic Ewe, Amouzou competed in both the 1993 and 1998 presidential elections, both of which he lost.[1] He is the President of the Union of Independent Liberals (ULI).[2]
Amouzou was "widely perceived as a front" for President Gnassingbé Eyadéma during the 1990s.[3] At the time of the August 1993 presidential election, he and Eyadema were the only candidates; all of the other candidates chose to boycott the election.
Led by Amouzou, the CLI was founded in November 1993 as a moderate opposition party, representing the political space between the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) and the radical opposition Collective of Democratic Forces (COD-2).[4] Amouzou and the CLI 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.[5]
References
- ^ Togo - Stalled Democratic Transition Centre for Democracy and Development
- ^ "Une démocratie en bonne santé", Republicoftogo.com, 12 January 2007 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ "IRIN-West Africa: Special briefing on presidential elections in Togo, 98.6.19", IRIN-West Africa Weekly roundup 53, 19 June 1998.
- ^ "Chronology for Kabre in Togo", Minorities at Risk Project (UNHCR.org), 2004.
- ^ Africa Today (1998), pages 24–25.
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