Sourou-Migan Apithy
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Sourou-Migan Marcellin Joseph Apithy was a Beninese political figure most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in D
Apithy in 1958
Togolese president Etienne Eyadema, who would later change his name to Gnassingbé Eyadéma. His decision to extradite opposition leader Noe Kutuklui, and the Presidential Council's agreement, helped to undermine its popularity.
Mathieu Kérékou, who overthrew the Presidential Council in 1972, in a 2006 photograph
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
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Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin was a Beninese politician most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region of Dahomey one lived
Sourou-Migan Apithy
…1970 coup, when he became a member of the Presidential Triumvirate during the early 1970s. Following the 1972 coup, he was put under arrest alongside Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin and Maga, and was not released until 1981. He was sometimes referred to as being part of the 'three-headed monster' of the 1960s in Benin. He died in…
Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin in 1964
Ahomadegbe-Tometin with Israeli prime minister Levi Eshkol, 1964