Former Togolese Prime Minister and diplomat, Edem Kodjo is dead.
He was said to have died in Paris last Saturday, April 11, aged 82.
His death was announced by Togolese Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey via a tweet.
Edem served as the prime minister of Togo from 1994 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2006, under the leadership of former president Gnassingbe Eyadema.
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He also served as Togo’s Minister of Finance from 1973 to 1976 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1976 to 1978. He was elected as the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at its summit in Khartoum on July 18–22, 1978.
Dussey’s tweet read;
“A brilliant academic, and an ardent Pan-African, our beloved Edem Kodjo died in Paris after a long illness.
“You will always remain a reference for us’. On the eve of Easter, you practicing Christian return to your creator. Condolences to his family.”
