Antoine Idji Kolawolé

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Antoine Idji Kolawolé (born 1946 in Illikimou, near Kétou, Benin) is a Beninese politician and diplomat. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from May 1998 until his resignation in May 2003. In the March 2003 parliamentary election, his party, the African Movement for Development and Progress (MADEP), participated in the Presidential Movement, which supported President Mathieu Kérékou, and Kolawolé was elected President of the National Assembly on April 25, 2003,[1] serving in that position until the election of Mathurin Nago by the Assembly on May 3, 2007,[2] following the March 2007 parliamentary election, in which Kolawolé won a seat as part of the Alliance for a Dynamic Democracy.[3]

Kolawolé holds the position of First Vice-President of MADEP,[4] and in September 2005 he was designated as the party's presidential candidate for the March 2006 presidential election.[5] In the election, he took fifth place with 3.25% of the vote in the first round.[6]

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  1. ^ IPU PARLINE page for 2003 parliamentary election.
  2. ^ Jean-Christophe Houngbo, "Election du bureau de l’Assemblée nationale : Comment Yayi Boni a gagné le perchoir", Le Matinal (africatime.com), May 4, 2007 (French).
  3. ^ "Proclamation des résultats des élections législatives du 31 mars 2007", BeninInfo.com (French).
  4. ^ "Tractations pour la présidence de l’Assemblée : Vers un consensus au sein du « front anti-cauris » ?", Le Matinal (africatime.com), April 25, 2007 (French).
  5. ^ Jean Sina, "Candidature du Madep pour 2006 : Idji Kolawolé soutenu par les cadres du parti", Le Matin (sonangnon.net), September 6, 2005 (French).
  6. ^ Elections in Benin, African Elections Database.

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