It's a Continent

Togo's Gnassingbé Dynasty

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In this episode, we learn about Africa’s longest-serving dynasties, the Gnassingbé dynasty. They have ruled Togo since the late 1960s. The rise of the dynasty began with Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who forged a successful military career and became the country’s President. Following Gnassingbé’s death in 2005, his son Faure Gnassingbé became President following a questionable set of parliamentary changes, and like father, like son, his rulership has failed the Togolese people. 

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Sources for further reading:

  • https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/feb/07/guardianobituaries
  • Banjo, A. (2008). THE POLITICS OF SUCCESSION CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA: THE CASE OF TOGO. International Journal on World Peace,25(2), 33-55. Retrieved April 18, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20752832
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42009211
  • https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/21/togo-has-long-been-mired-in-political-crisis-and-elections-wont-change-that
  • https://www.ted.com/talks/farida_nabourema_is_your_country_at_risk_of_becoming_a_dictatorship_here_s_how_to_know/transcript?language=en#t-665418
  • https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/06/21/togolese-activists-try-to-topple-africas-longest-ruling-family
  • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gnassingbe-Eyadema
  • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvanus-Olympio
  • Ellis, S. (1993). Rumour and Power in Togo. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, 63(4), 462-476. doi:10.2307/1161002
  • https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/21/togo-has-long-been-mired-in-political-crisis-and-elections-wont-change-that
  • https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-gnassingbe-eyadema-1529600.html

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