Ganiou Soglo (born November 4, 1962[1]) is a Beninese politician of the Benin Rebirth Party (RB) who served in the government for a time as Minister of Culture, Literacy, and the Promotion of National Languages. He is the son of former President Nicéphore Soglo and brother of Léhady Soglo.
Soglo, the youngest son of former President Nicéphore Soglo and former First Lady Rosine Vieyra Soglo, was born in Paris.[1] He was elected as an RB candidate to the National Assembly of Benin in the March 2003 parliamentary election.[2] Later, he was a candidate in the March 2006 presidential election, running despite his party's choice of Léhady Soglo as its candidate.[3] Ganiou won about 5,000 votes, or 0.17% of the vote.[4]
In sports, Soglo led the Sharks of the Atlantic football team for a time.[1]
In the government of President Yayi Boni appointed on June 17, 2007, Soglo was appointed Minister of Youth, Sports, and Leisure.[5][6][7] He was subsequently moved to the post of Minister of Culture, Literacy, and the Promotion of National Languages on October 22, 2008.[8]
On Friday, February 5, 2021, Ganiou Soglo was shot in the chest and wounded in an ambush attack near the town of Zinvié .[9] Soglo was a passenger in a car which traveling from a farm he owns in Abomey-Calavi when the attack took place.[9] He was treated at Hubert Maga National University Hospital, before being flown to France for medical treatment.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Nouveau gouvernement, formé le 17 juin 2007 à Cotonou", Sonangnon.net (in French).
- ^ List of deputies elected in the 2003 election Archived June 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Benin government page (in French).
- ^ "Présidentielle 2006 : les principaux candidats" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express (in French).
- ^ Elections in Benin, African Elections Database.
- ^ "Bénin : composition du nouveau gouvernement soumis à l'avis de l'Assemblée Nationale" Archived 2007-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, June 18, 2007 (in French).
- ^ Governments of Benin, izf.net (in French).
- ^ Belly Kpogodo, "Entrée surprise de Galiou Soglo au gouvernement : Les raisons qui ont motivé Yayi" Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, La Nouvelle Tribune (sonangnon.net), June 19, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Formation d’un nouveau gouvernement au Bénin", Panapress, October 23, 2008 (in French).
- ^ a b Millecamps, Matthieu (2021-02-09). "Attaque contre Ganiou Soglo au Bénin : une enquête et des polémiques". Jeune Afrique. Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ Millecamps, Matthieu (2021-07-25). "Bénin: décès de Rosine Soglo, ex-première dame devenue femme politique de premier plan". Jeune Afrique. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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