Nicolas Lawson
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Nicholas Lawson (b. 11 March 1953 in Aného, Togo) is a Togolese politician and businessman.
After studying hotel management in Ireland and economics in France, he worked as an executive for several French companies before setting up his own network of businesses in West Africa. These ranged from food processing Côte d'Ivoire to pharmaceuticals manufacturing in Ghana and newspaper publishing in Togo.
As Togo transitioned from single-party rule to a multiparty system, Lawson took part in the Sovereign National Conference of 1991 and was a member of the Transitional High Council of the Republic.
Running as an independent candidate in the 2003 presidential election, he won 0.2% of the vote. Following that election, Lawson formed the Party for Renewal and Redemption (PRR).
Due to the death of President Gnassingbé Eyadéma on 5 February 2005, a presidential election was held on 24 April 2005. Lawson ran as the PRR candidate, but withdrew on 23 April after the interior minister called for a postponement of the poll. According to official results, he won 1% of the vote.
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