Antoine Idji Kolawolé Explained
Antoine Idji Kolawolé (born 1946) is a Beninese politician. He was the minister of foreign affairs of Benin from 1998 to 2003 and the President of the National Assembly from 2003 to 2007.[1]
Political career
Kolawolé was born in 1946 in Illikimou, near Kétou, Benin. Under President Mathieu Kérékou, Kolawolé served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 1998 to May 2003, when he resigned. In the March 2003 parliamentary election, his party, the African Movement for Development and Progress (MADEP), participated in the Presidential Movement, which supported Kérékou, and Kolawolé was elected as President of the National Assembly on April 25, 2003.[2]
Kolawolé served as First Vice-President of MADEP,[3] and in September 2005 he was designated as the party's presidential candidate for the March 2006 presidential election.[4] In the election, he took fifth place with 3.25% of the vote in the first round.[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the March 2007 parliamentary election as part of the Alliance for a Dynamic Democracy.[6] Mathurin Nago was elected by the National Assembly to succeed Kolawolé as its President on May 3, 2007.[7]
In the April 2015 parliamentary election, he was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the Union Makes the Nation coalition in the 21st constituency.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- https://assemblee-nationale.bj/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Histoire-et-patrimoine.pdf Historie du Parlement Beninois
- http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2033_03.htm IPU PARLINE page for 2003 parliamentary election
- "Tractations pour la présidence de l’Assemblée : Vers un consensus au sein du « front anti-cauris » ?", Le Matinal, April 25, 2007 . Web site: BENIN . 2007-05-07 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063559/http://www.africatime.com/benin/nouvelle.asp?no_nouvelle=322977&no_categorie= . September 28, 2007 .
- Jean Sina, "Candidature du Madep pour 2006 : Idji Kolawolé soutenu par les cadres du parti", Le Matin, 6 September 2005 .
- http://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html Elections in Benin
- Web site: Proclamation des résultats des élections législatives du 31 mars 2007 . 2007-09-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929011728/http://www.benininfo.com/100402.htm . 2007-09-29 ., BeninInfo.com .
- Jean-Christophe Houngbo, "Election du bureau de l’Assemblée nationale : Comment Yayi Boni a gagné le perchoir", Le Matinal, May 4, 2007 . Web site: BENIN . 2007-05-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063903/http://www.africatime.com/Benin/nouvelle.asp?no_nouvelle=324513&no_categorie= . September 28, 2007 .
- Yao Hervé Kingbêwé, "Législatives : liste complète des 83 députés selon la CENA", La Nouvelle Tribune, 2 May 2015 .
