Edem Kodjo

Togolese politician (1938-2020)
Person Human Q961159

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
May 23, 1938, May 1, 1938[9]
Date of death
April 11, 2020
Place of birth
Sokodé
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Country of citizenship
Togo[10]
Member of political party
Patriotic Pan-African Convergence[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[29]
Birth name
Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo[30]
Family name
Kodjo[25]
Given name
Édouard[26]
Medical condition
stroke[27]
Name in native language
Edem Kodjo[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo en Edem Kodjo en Edouard Kodjo en Édouard Kodjovi Edem Kodjo ar إديم كوجو fa ادیم کوجو fr Edem Kodjovi Kodjo fr Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo id Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo ja エデム・コジョ ja エドゥアール・コジョヴィ・エデム・コジョ ko 에당 코조 pl Edem Kodjo pl Édouard Kodjo pt Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo ru Коджо, Эдем ru Эдем Коджо zh 埃德姆·科乔 zh-hant 埃德姆·科喬
🔖 Identifiers · 35
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Africultures person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
127501
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119300981
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Library of Congress Classification
PQ3989.2.K53
Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01234018
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
085995509
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3923589
Open Library ID
OL807719A
OpenSanctions ID
Edem Kodjo
Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003463968
SBN author ID
TO0V511778
SHARE Catalogue author ID
657607
WorldCat Entities ID
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Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
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Medical condition 1
Member of political party 1
OpenSanctions ID 1
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Summary

Edem Kodjo was born on May 23, 1938[1], in Sokodé[2]. He died on April 11, 2020[3], in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4]. He worked as a politician[5], teacher[6], author[7], and minister[8].

FAQs

Where was Edem Kodjo born?

Edem Kodjo was born in Sokodé[2].

Where did Edem Kodjo die?

Edem Kodjo died in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4].

What did Edem Kodjo do for work?

Edem Kodjo worked as a politician[5], teacher[6], author[7], and minister[8].

Where did Edem Kodjo go to school?

Edem Kodjo was educated at École nationale d'administration[17].

What awards did Edem Kodjo receive?

Honors received include Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire[18], honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I[19], Grand Officer of the Order of Mono[20], and Commander of the Legion of Honour[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Radio France Internationale. Retrieved . rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . togo-confidentiel.com. togo-confidentiel.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . auteurstogolais.wordpress.com. auteurstogolais.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Babelio. babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . adelfinffz.cluster029.hosting.ovh.net. adelfinffz.cluster029.hosting.ovh.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. Retrieved . africanews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Le Temps. Retrieved . letempstg.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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