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Kofi Yamgnane was born on 11 October, 1945 in Bassar, Togo, is a French politician. Discover Kofi Yamgnane's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 11 October, 1945
Birthday 11 October
Birthplace Bassar, Togo
Nationality Togo

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1945

Kofi Martin Yamgnane (born 11 October 1945) is a French-Togolese politician and engineer.

Yamgnane was born in 1945 in Bassar, Togo.

A member of the Bassar ethnic group in central Togo, he attended a missionary school as his early education.

His papers showed two different birth dates, 11 October 1945, and 31 December 1945.

1948

The October 11 date comes from an affidavit signed by his father on 16 March 1948, while the 31 December date is used by the Togolese government.

"All Togolese know around them at least one person in my case. Does this mean that this whole section of the population should be excluded from universal suffrage?"

Yamgnane said.

1957

In 1957, he enrolled at the St. Joseph College in Lomé, capital of Togo.

1964

Yamgnane received his baccalauréat in 1964.

Afterward, he moved to France to study engineering.

1969

He obtained a degree in mathematics from the University of Western Brittany in 1969.

1975

Yamgnane obtained French citizenship in 1975.

1977

After years of doing engineering work without qualifications, such as designing expressway structures, he enrolled at the École nationale supérieure des mines de Nancy in 1977 and graduated in 1981.

1983

In 1983, he joined the town council of a village of Brittany, Saint-Coulitz (less than 400 inhabitants).

He lost the election for mayor in the second round as a member of the Socialist Party.

1989

He became well known in France in 1989 after being elected mayor of Saint-Coulitz, and at this time, one out of only two black mayors in Metropolitan France.

He created a council of elders, similar to governing bodies in Africa.

1990

This initiative won Yamgnane the "National Award of citizenship" in April 1990, and he was named "Breton of the year" by Armor Magazine.

1991

A former engineer in the French Bridges and Roads administration, he was Secretary of State of Integration in the French government from 1991 to 1993.

The following year, he was elected a Conseiller général of Finistère.

1997

Yamgnane became a representative in the French National Assembly on 1 June 1997, representing Finistère.

He was a member of the delegation of the National Assembly to women's rights and equal opportunities between men and women.

Yamagnane served on several commissions in the Assembly, including national defense, trade, cultural affairs, finance, constitutional laws, marine transport safety, and children's rights.

2002

His term ended on 18 June 2002.

2005

After the death of Togolese president Gnassingbe Eyadema in 2005, Yamgnane thought of running for president but decided it was not the right time.

2010

He stood as a candidate in the 2010 Togolese presidential election.

Yamgnane campaigned on improving the health of Togolese, fixing roads and bridges, reducing unemployment, and curbing corruption.

He aimed to nationalize lage industries without creating "a witch hunt".

However, his candidacy was rejected by the Constitutional Court due to doubts about his identity.

2014

He was arrested in October 2014 on the charge of "influence peddling" and tax evasion in the context of the Christophe Rocancourt case.

Yamgnane is married to Anne-Marie la Bretonne, a retired professor of mathematics.

They live in Lomé and have two children.

He is friends with Togolese archbishop Denis Amouzou, as the two share an affinity for scouting.