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Dominique Aplogan

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

Dominique Aplogan
Minister of Transport and Posts and Telecommunications
In office
May 16, 1967 (1967-05-16) – December 17, 1967 (1967-12-17)
PresidentChristophe Soglo
Preceded byMarcel Dadjo
Succeeded byIssa Raïmi Lawani
Minister delegated to the President in charge of Defence
In office
March 30, 1967 (1967-03-30) – May 6, 1967 (1967-05-06)
PresidentChristophe Soglo
Preceded byPhilippe Aho
Succeeded byChristophe Soglo
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
September 11, 1963 (1963-09-11) – October 28, 1963 (1963-10-28)
PresidentHubert Maga
Preceded byVictorien Gbaguidi
Succeeded byHubert Maga
Secretary of State in charge of African and Malagasy Affairs
In office
November 16, 1962 (1962-11-16) – September 1, 1963 (1963-09-01)
PresidentHubert Maga
Preceded byOffice established
Deputy to the Legislative Assembly
In office
April 2, 1959 (1959-04-02) – December 11, 1960 (1960-12-11)
Prime MinisterHubert Maga[a]
Territorial Councillor to the General Council
In office
January 5, 1947 (1947-01-05) – March 30, 1952 (1952-03-30)
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born(1913-04-25)April 25, 1913
Abomey, Dahomey
DiedNovember 3, 1989(1989-11-03) (aged 76)
Political partyDPU
APB
Alma materWilliam Ponty school
ProfessionPhysician
AwardsOfficer of the National Order of Dahomey (1963)
Grand Officer of the National Order of Dahomey (1967)

Biography edit

Dominique Aplogan was born on April 25, 1913, in Abomey in Dahomey to an influential chiefly family.[1][2] He attended William Ponty school in Senegal[3] and subsequently became a physician.[4]

Moving back to Dahomey to practice his profession,[5] Dominique Aplogan quickly entered politics. He ran under the label of the Dahomeyan Progressive Union for the first Territorial Council elections of his country[6] and was elected on January 5, 1947.[7] 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.[8]

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 1951[9] 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.[b]

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.[10] 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,[11] then as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications from September 11[12] to October 28, 1963[13] 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,[14] then on May 16 of the same year, Minister of Transport and Posts and Telecommunications[15] until a new military putsch on December 17, 1967. Dominique Aplogan was replaced by Captain Issa Raïmi Lawani.[16]

Dominique Aplogan died on November 3, 1989.[1]

Awards and honors edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Hubert Maga was head of state and Prime Minister until December 11, 1960, when he was elected President of Dahomey.
  2. ^ Sourou Migan Apithy's running mate was Édouard Dunglas and Hubert Maga's one was René Deroux.

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ a b MatchID.
  2. ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 55, [1].
  3. ^ Kaziende 1998, p. 171.
  4. ^ Ministère des Affaires étrangères 2009, p. 39.
  5. ^ Retronews.
  6. ^ La Voix du Dahomey.
  7. ^ Le Phare du Dahomey.
  8. ^ Ministère des Affaires étrangères 2009, p. 39, [2].
  9. ^ France-Dahomey.
  10. ^ Decree No. 1962-156.
  11. ^ Decree No. 1962-489.
  12. ^ Decree No. 1963-432.
  13. ^ Ordonnance No. 1963-1.
  14. ^ Decree No. 1967-136.
  15. ^ Decree No. 1967-147.
  16. ^ Decree No. 1967-440.
  17. ^ Decree No. 1963-425.
  18. ^ Decree No. 1967-294.

References edit

Websites edit

  • "Aplogan Dominique". MatchID (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  • JORF (June 14, 1949). "Tableau d'avancement pour l'année 1949 des médecins, pharmaciens et sages-femmes africains". Retronews (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  • La Voix du Dahomey (January 1947). "Voici la grande équipe : les candidats de l'UPD". Gallica (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  • Le Phare du Dahomey (January 1947). "Élections au Conseil général". Gallica (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  • France-Dahomey (June 2, 1951). "Les candidatures aux élections". Gallica (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2024.

Law edit

Books edit

  • Kaziende, Léopold (1998). Souvenirs d'un enfant de la colonisation (in French). Vol. 2. Assouli Editions.
  • Ministère des Affaires étrangères (2009). Documents diplomatiques français. 1968 (in French). Vol. I: 1er Janvier - 29 Juin. Bruxelles, Berne, Berlin, Frankfurt, New York, Vienna: P.I.E.-Peter Lang. ISBN 978-90-5201-537-8. ISSN 1377-8773.
  • Houngnikpo, Mathurin C.; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin (4th ed.). Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810871717.
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