Английская Википедия:Dominique Aplogan

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Dominique Aplogan (April 25, 1913 – November 3, 1989) was a Beninese physician and political figure most active when his country was known as Dahomey.

Biography

Dominique Aplogan was born on April 25, 1913, in Abomey in Dahomey to an influential chiefly family.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He attended William Ponty school in SenegalШаблон:Sfn and subsequently became a physician.Шаблон:Sfn

Moving back to Dahomey to practice his profession,Шаблон:Sfn Dominique Aplogan quickly entered politics. He ran under the label of the Dahomeyan Progressive Union for the first Territorial Council elections of his countryШаблон:Sfn and was elected on January 5, 1947.Шаблон:Sfn He failed to be re-elected in 1952 but became Deputy in 1959 for the last legislative elections under French supervision before the independence of Dahomey.Шаблон:Sfn

In the meantime, he was Émile Poisson’s running mate, leader of the list of the African People's Bloc, in the French legislative elections of 1951Шаблон:Sfn but both lost out to Sourou-Migan Apithy of the List of the French Union and Hubert Maga of the Ethnic Group of the North who became the two deputies of Dahomey at the French National Assembly.Шаблон:Refn

Despite his political commitment, Dominique Aplogan never stopped practicing his professional activity and was promoted on March 28, 1962, as chief physician of the Cotonou medical district.Шаблон:Sfn A few months later, Hubert Maga asked him to join his government, first as Secretary of State in charge of African and Malagasy Affairs on November 16, 1962,Шаблон:Sfn then as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications from September 11Шаблон:Sfn to October 28, 1963Шаблон:Sfn when Colonel Christophe Soglo took control of the country to prevent a civil war. The latter appointed him, on March 30, 1967, Minister delegated to the President in charge of Defence,Шаблон:Sfn then on May 16 of the same year, Minister of Transport and Posts and TelecommunicationsШаблон:Sfn until a new military putsch on December 17, 1967. Dominique Aplogan was replaced by Captain Issa Raïmi Lawani.Шаблон:Sfn

Dominique Aplogan died on November 3, 1989.Шаблон:Sfn

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