Noël Koumba Koussey

Noël Koumba Koussey is a Beninois politician and diplomat.

Biogrpahy

An opponent of the Kérékou regime, he participated in the struggles for multi-party democracy in Benin.[1] In 1990 he was a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of Dahomey (from 1993, the Communist Party of Benin CPB).[2] In the 1995 general election, he was elected as a representative of the CPB and served as a Deputy in the National Assembly from April 1995 to April 1999.[3]

He served as ambassador to Niger, with additional jurisdiction for Mali and Burkina Faso, until August 2020.[4]

References

  1. Legum, Colin (1988). Africa Contemporary Record: Annual Survey and Documents. Africana Publishing Company. p. B4. ISBN 978-0-8419-0559-7.
  2. Bierschenk, Thomas (1998). Les effets socio-politiques de la démocratisation en milieu rural au Bénin. Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 104. ISBN 3825829758.
  3. La République du Bénin aujourd'hui (in French). Direction de la presse écrite, Ministère de la culture et des communications. 1995. p. 9.
  4. "Départ de SEM Noël KOUSSEY". www.consulatbeninaumali.org (in French). Consulat du Benin au Mali. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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