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Yawa Kouigan

Politician

Yawa Kouigan is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Yawa Kouigan				[sources]
Alias	Florence Yawa Kouigan				[sources]
Birth date	1979				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	France				[sources]
Citizenship	Togo				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status) · National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Yawa				[sources]
Political association	Union for the Republic				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q117272508				[sources]
Position	Minister of Communication · mayor of a place in France (2020-)				[sources]
Education	University of Lomé				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-13	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2025-12-09

Descriptions

mayor of Atakpame (Ogou 1 municipality in Togo)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-11

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Communication	-	-
mayor of a place in France

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders10,958

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,007

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Source data IDs: us-cia-togo-yawa-kouigan-minister-of-communication

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