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who only won 38% of the vote. Allegations of vote tampering, ballot box stuffing, and uncounted votes were levied against the government. After Faure Gnassingbe was declared the winner of the election, violence erupted as the opposition called upon its supporters to resist Gnassingbe's presidency.
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act as interim leader until elections are held within 60 days, the Togolese military instead capitalized on the speaker's brief absence during a trip to announce that Eyadema's son Faure Gnassingbe would be sworn in as the new president in order to prevent a "power vacuum" from taking place within
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where thousands of people demanded Faure Gnassingbe step down. The protests turned violent, resulting in clashes with the military and at least three deaths. Tear gas, stun grenades, and allegedly live ammunition was used by soldiers to disperse the protests.
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Following international pressure, Faure Gnassingbe pledged he would hold elections within 60 days but still remained firm on retaining his position beforehand. He then backtracked and resigned on 25 February, being replaced by
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in 1967. On February 5, 2005, President Eyadema suddenly died of a heart attack. Rather than adhering to the Togolese constitution which mandates the
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The electoral violence, from 28 March until 5 May, resulted in 790 killed and 4,345 injured. Responses from the international community were mixed:
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In spite of a two-month ban on protesting to mourn the late leader's death, mass protests were still held in the nation's capital of
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was hastily held. Faure Gnassingbe won a resounding victory with 60% of the total votes compared to the main opposition candidate
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Successful, resulted in the installment of Gnassingbe's son into power and continuation of dynastic rule in Togo
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The seizure of power sparked mass protests domestically and international condemnation abroad. The
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and ECOWAS deemed the vote as largely fair barring minor irregularities while the
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was the unconstitutional seizure of power by the military in
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threatened sanctions. Togo was also suspended from the
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Index


Togo
Togo
Togolese Armed Forces
Togo
Togo
Faure Gnassingbe
Togo
Emmanuel Bob Akitani
Togo
Gilchrist Olympio
Togo
Faure Gnassingbe
Gnassingbe Eyadema
coup d'état of his own
Speaker of Parliament
National Assembly
Rally of the Togolese People
Economic Community of West African States
African Union
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Lomé
Bonfoh Abass
2005 Togo Presidential Election
Bob Akitani
France
European Union


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