World & Nation
The son of Togo’s long-ruling dictator was officially sworn in as president, one day after being declared the winner of last month’s disputed poll, which sparked riots that left dozens dead.
May 5, 2005
Togo’s President Gnassingbe Eyadema, 69, died of a heart attack on his way to Europe for treatment, officials said.
Feb. 6, 2005
Security forces and opposition supporters in Togo clashed at the end of a tense day of voting for a new president.
April 25, 2005
West African nations Saturday imposed an arms embargo and other sanctions on Togo, isolating the country’s new leader as thousands of protesters took to the streets to demand that he step down.
Feb. 20, 2005
Imourane Issa braced himself for the next crack of a whip across his back.
June 4, 2018
Togolese lobbed stones and Molotov cocktails for a second day after Faure Gnassingbe, the son of their late dictator, was declared the winner of disputed presidential elections.
April 28, 2005
Togo’s constitutional court certified election results showing that the son of this West African nation’s late dictator won last month’s disputed presidential election.
May 4, 2005
Thousands of people opposing Togo’s army-installed president burned tires and threw jagged pieces of metal at police during a second day of demonstrations in Lome, the capital of the West African country.
Feb. 13, 2005
West African leaders lifted sanctions against Togo after its military-installed president stepped down, but the African Union warned the government Saturday that it must ensure that upcoming presidential elections are fair.
Feb. 27, 2005
A German cultural center is torched as postelection violence persists. Winner of presidential vote says the strife will be controlled.
April 30, 2005