2009 in Togo
Events of the year 2009 in Togo
Incumbents
- President: Faure Gnassingbé
- Prime Minister: Gilbert Houngbo
Events
- February 6: Mathurin Nago, President of the Beninese National Assembly, visits with Eyadéma at the Presidential Palace[1]
- February 18: Togolese security forces shoot and kill three serial robbers of patrons of the Lomé International Airport[2]
- March 13: France and Togo sign new defense agreement[3]
- April 1: Togolese government announces plans to abandon the West African CFA franc,[4] although this never comes to fruition
- April 15: Politician and brother of the president, Kpatcha Gnassingbé, is arrested under allegations of plans to overthrow the president[5]
- November 11: Yawo Adomayakpor appointed ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo[6]
- December 9: French embassy secretary expelled from Togo[7]
Deaths
References
- ^ "Togo-Bénin: le président Gnassingbé reçoit le président du Parlement béninois - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Togo : trois malfrats abattus par les forces de l'ordre à Lomé - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Lomé-Paris : nouvel accord de défense". République Togolaise (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Le Togo quitte la zone franc". République Togolaise (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Togo : Kpatcha Gnassingbé arrêté". lefaso.net. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Nouvel ambassadeur du Togo en RDC". République Togolaise (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Togo-France: brouille et expulsion de diplomates". Voice of America (in French). 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
