Frédéric Dohou
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Frédéric Dohou is a political figure from Benin
.
He holds a PhD
in Development Economics (1986) and he held several ministerial posts under the chairmanship of Mathieu Kérékou
.
Founder of the University of Science and Technology of Benin, it is currently the chairman of the board of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara
(RUSTA).
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
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He holds a PhD
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in Development Economics (1986) and he held several ministerial posts under the chairmanship of Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou, was President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 17 years, for most of that time under an officially Marxist-Leninist ideology, before he was stripped of his powers by the National Conference of...
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Founder of the University of Science and Technology of Benin, it is currently the chairman of the board of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara
RUSTA
The Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara or RUSTA is a network of private institutions of higher education and research whose headquarters is located in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast.-History:Founded in 2009, the RUSTA...
(RUSTA).
Political career
Governmental functions- Special Advisor to the President Mathieu KérékouMathieu KérékouMathieu Kérékou, was President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 17 years, for most of that time under an officially Marxist-Leninist ideology, before he was stripped of his powers by the National Conference of...
(2001-2003) - Minister of Culture, Handicrafts and Tourism (2003-2005)
- Minister of Communication and Promotion of New Technologies (2005-2006)
- Government Spokesman (2005-2006)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Integration, ad interim (2006)