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Nicéphore Soglo

Politician

Nicéphore Soglo 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	Nicephore Soglo · Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo · Nicéphore Soglo · Νισεφόρ Σολιό · Нисефор Согло · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Nicephore Dieudonne Soglo · Nicephore Dieudonné Soglo · Νισεφόρ Σογκλό · 니세포르 디외도네 소글로				[sources]
Weak alias	Soglo · スル・ニセフォール・ソグロ				[sources]
Birth date	1934-11-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Badou · Lomé				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Benin				[sources]
Citizenship	Benin				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Nicéphore				[sources]
Last name	Soglo				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q336218				[sources]
Position	President of the Republic of Benin (1991-1996) · Prime Minister of Benin (1990-1991)				[sources]
Education	University of Paris · École nationale d'administration (1960-1962)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Benin

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the Republic of Benin	1991-04-04	1996-04-04

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Rosine Soglo Politician	spouse	-	-
Ganiou Soglo Politician	child · father	-	-

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