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Noël Koumba Koussey

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Noël Koumba Koussey is a Beninois politician and diplomat.

Biography

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An opponent of the Kérékou regime, he participated in the struggles for multi-party democracy in Benin.[1] In 1990 he was a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of Dahomey (from 1993, the Communist Party of Benin CPB).[2] In the 1995 general election, he was elected as a representative of the CPB and served as a Deputy in the National Assembly from April 1995 to April 1999.[3]

He served as ambassador to Niger, with additional jurisdiction for Mali and Burkina Faso, until August 2020.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Legum, Colin (1988). Africa Contemporary Record: Annual Survey and Documents. Africana Publishing Company. p. B4. ISBN 978-0-8419-0559-7.
  2. ^ Bierschenk, Thomas (1998). Les effets socio-politiques de la démocratisation en milieu rural au Bénin. Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 104. ISBN 3825829758.
  3. ^ La République du Bénin aujourd'hui (in French). Direction de la presse écrite, Ministère de la culture et des communications. 1995. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Départ de SEM Noël KOUSSEY". www.consulatbeninaumali.org (in French). Consulat du Benin au Mali. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022.