Gnassingbé Eyadéma was a Togolese military officer and politician who was the president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé.
Eyadéma in 1972
Eyadema in Lomé, 1975.
Eyadéma at Andrews Air Force Base, departing the United States after a state visit in 1983.
Former Arizona State Senator Billy Davis meeting with President Eyadéma in Lomé, 1993.
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé is a Togolese politician who has been the president of Togo since 2005. Before assuming the presidency, he was appointed by his father, President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications, serving from 2003 to 2005.
Gnassingbé in 2021
Faure Gnassingbé in 2006
Helen Clark meeting with Togolese president in 2009
Barack and Michelle Obama greet Faure Gnassingbé in August 2014.