Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové

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Jean-Lucien Kwassi Lanyo Savi de Tové (born 7 May 1939) is a Togolese politician who has served as the fifth president of Togo since 2025.[1] He was previously the Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts in the governments of Edem Kodjo and Yawovi Agboyibo from 2005 to 2007.

A former opposition leader, Savi de Tové was imprisoned several times during the presidency of Gnassingbé Eyadéma before joining the government. In the 2007 parliamentary election, he was a candidate for the National Assembly, but then lost. In December of that year, he was dismissed from the government.

In May 2025, Savi de Tové was unanimously elected the president by the National Assembly following a 2024 constitutional reform which changed the way the president is elected from direct popular vote to being indirectly elected by the National Assembly.

Savi de Tové took office succeeding Faure Gnassingbé, the son of Eyadéma, becoming the first officeholder of the now ceremonial role as most of the powers of the presidency that existed before were transferred to a new office called the president of the Council of Ministers due to the reform. The role was subsequently taken by Faure Gnassingbé, who retained most of his executive power. Aged nearly 86 when taking office, Savi de Tové is the oldest person to become president.

Early life and education

Savi de Tové was born in Lomé to an Ewe family.[2][3][4] He graduated in law from the University of Bordeaux.[5]

Political career

After the 1967 Togolese coup d'état, Savi de Tové was appointed Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 6 February 1967.[6] He was later replaced in 1974 by Kouanvi Tigoue (interim),[7] and permanently in 1975 by Kodjo de Medeiros.[8] Accused of plotting a coup alongside other political figures, including Gilchrist Olympio, an arrest warrant was issued on 12 July 1979, and Savi de Tové was imprisoned.[9] He was convicted in August 1979 along with four others and sentenced to ten years in prison.[10]

After the legalization of multiparty politics, Savi de Tové founded the Party of Democrats for Unity (PDU).[11][12] In March 1993, the opposition coalition proposed him as Prime Minister during a meeting in Cotonou, Benin, criticizing PM Joseph Kokou Koffigoh's cooperation with President Eyadéma.[13][14][15] However, the official government rejected this nomination.[16][17] In 1994, Savi de Tové ran as an independent in the parliamentary elections but was not elected.[18] In 1999, the PDU merged with other parties including the UTD and UTS to create the Pan-African Patriotic Convergence (CPP), led by Edem Kodjo.[19] Savi de Tové was appointed as first vice-president of the CPP.[20][21]

In June 2005, Savi de Tové was appointed Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts.[22] He remained in the same position in Yawovi Agboyibo’s government.[23] Savi de Tové signed the resulting political agreement from the 2006 inter-Togolese dialogue on behalf of the CPP.[24] During the 2007 parliamentary election, he led the CPP list in Zio Prefecture but the party failed to win any seats.[25] He was dismissed from the government in December 2007. On 27 May 2009, Savi de Tové was appointed president of the Permanent Framework for Dialogue and Consultation (CPDC).[26]

Presidency (2025–present)

In May 2024, Togo officially adopted a new constitution, which turned the country from a presidential republic into a parliamentary one by stripping off most of the presidential powers and transferring them to the prime minister and where the role was rename the president of the Council of Ministers. The president thus became a ceremornial role, and was also no longer directly elected by the Togolese people but indirectly elected by the National Assembly. The presidential terms was also lowered from five years to four, renewable once.[27][28]

The changes came into effect in May 2025, where Savi de Tové was unanimously elected president by the National Assembly.[29] He was immediately sworn in, becoming the first president of the Fifth Repiblic, succeeding Faure Gnassingbé who took on the role of president of the Council of Ministers and thus, retains most of the executive powers of the country.[30] Taking office just four days before his 86th birthday, Savi de Tové is the oldest president ever in Togolese history.[31] He was congratulated by Chinese president Xi Jinping.[32]

Honours

References

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