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Sacca Lafia

PEP · Politician

Sacca Lafia 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	Sacca Lafia				[sources]
Birth date	1944-10-21 · 1952-10-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Benin				[sources]
Citizenship	Benin				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Sacca				[sources]
Last name	LAFIA				[sources]
Political association	Union for Democracy and National Solidarity				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7396577				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Assemblée Nationale (member, 2015-) · Deputy · Minister of the Interior of Benin (2016-2021)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Beninese politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata337,028

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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