Albert Tévoédjrè

Albert Tévoédjrè (Known as "Tévoédjrè")

International Statesman, Deputy Director-General of ILO, UN Special Envoy, Author

Born 1929-11-10

Porto-Novo, Benin

Passed Away 2019-11-06 Porto-Novo, Benin

Lifespan 89 years old

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"True human development is not measured in luxury, but in solidarity and the dignity of the humble."

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Beninese statesman, political theorist, and UN special representative known as the 'Brother of the Poor', author of the influential economic treatise 'Poverty: Wealth of Mankind'.

Biographical Record

Albert Tévoédjrè was born on November 10, 1929, in Porto-Novo. Educated in humanities and political science at the Universities of Toulouse, Fribourg, and MIT, Tévoédjrè became Minister of Information of newly independent Dahomey in 1960 before embarking on a distinguished international career.

Serving as Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva and later as UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Côte d'Ivoire, he authored the landmark 1978 book Pauvreté, richesse des peuples (Poverty: Wealth of Mankind), advocating participatory economics. In 1990, he played a decisive role as rapporteur of Benin's historic National Sovereign Conference, enabling a peaceful democratic transition.

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Porto-Novo Municipal Cemetery
Porto-Novo, Benin

                         GPS: 6.4780, 2.6250                    

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