Kofi Yamgnane

Kofi Yamgnane ( born October 10, 1945 in Bassar ) is a French politician of Togolese origin.

Yamgnane was born on 10 October 1945 in the Togolese city Bassar, the profession of mining engineer, he learned in France, since 1975 has Yamgnane dual nationality.

His political career began in 1983 as Yamgnane local politician of the Socialist Party in Brittany, 1989 he was elected mayor of the municipality of Saint- Coulitz, Dept. Finistère selected. Yamgnane was the first black mayors of France. In 1991 he was appointed Secretary of State for Integration at the Ministry of Social Affairs, first in the government Édith Cresson and then in the government Bérégovoys. From 1992 to 1997 he was a member of the Regional Council of Brittany, in the XI. Legislature of the French National Assembly on 12 June 1997 to 18 June 2002 he was a member of the 6th constituency Finistère for the Socialist Party.

At the presidential election in Togo in 2005 Yamgnane announced on 3 March 2005 to a candidacy, ended this but the end of March in favor of Emmanuel Bob - Akitanis. For the presidential election in Togo in 2010 he may run as a candidate against Faure Gnassingbé. Contacts Yamagnes to the French Embassy led to the expulsion of the first secretary of the embassy and thus to a diplomatic crisis between Togo and France. After the French view of the Secretary of the Embassy had not exceeded his authority, but also normal contacts with representatives of the opposition. France calls for the Recall of a Togolese diplomat comparable rank.

In 2002 he published the book Nous irons grand ensemble that was sold in three editions in 60,000 copies.