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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
Togolese Republic
conventional short form:
Togo
local long form:
Republique Togolaise
local short form:
none
former:
French Togoland
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| Government type: |
republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
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| Administrative divisions: |
5 regions (regions, singular - region); De La Kara, Des Plateaux, Des Savanes, Du Centre, Maritime
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| Independence: |
27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
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| National holiday: |
Independence Day, 27 April (1960)
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| Constitution: |
multiparty draft constitution approved by High Council of the Republic 1 July 1992; adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992
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| Legal system: |
French-based court system
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| Suffrage: |
NA years of age; universal adult
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
President Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA (since 14 April 1967)
head of government:
Prime Minister Agbeyome KODJO (since 29 August 2000)
cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed by the president and the prime minister
elections:
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 21 June 1998 (next to be held NA 2003); prime minister appointed by the president
election results:
Gnassingbe EYADEMA reelected president; percent of vote - Gnassingbe EYADEMA 52.13%, Gilchrist OLYMPIO 34.12%, other 13.75%
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| Legislative branch: |
unicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held 21 March 1999 (next due to be held NA October 2001)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPT 79, independents 2
note:
Togo's main opposition parties boycotted the election because of EYADEMA's alleged manipulation of 1998 presidential polling; in March of 1999, opposition parties entered into negotiations with the president over the establishment of an independent electoral commission and a new round of legislative elections, now scheduled for October 2001
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| Judicial branch: |
Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
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| Political parties and leaders: |
Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yawovi AGBOYIBO]; Coordination des Forces Nouvelles or CFN [Joseph KOFFIGOH]; Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA [Leopold GNININVI]; Party for Democracy and Renewal or PDR [Zarifou AYEVA]; Patriotic Pan-African Convergence or CPP [Edem KODJO]; Rally of the Togolese People or RPT [President Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA]; Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO (in exile), Jeane-Pierre FABRE, general secretary in Togo]; Union of Independent Liberals or ULI [Jacques AMOUZO]
note:
Rally of the Togolese People or RPT, led by President EYADEMA, was the only party until the formation of multiple parties was legalized 12 April 1991
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA
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| International organization participation: |
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIPONUH, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WAEMU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Akoussoulelov BODJONA
chancery:
2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
[1] (202) 234-4212
FAX:
[1] (202) 232-3190
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Karl HOFMANN
embassy:
Angle Rue Kouenou and Rue 15 Beniglato, Lome
mailing address:
B. P. 852, Lome
telephone:
[228] 21 29 91 through 21 29 94
FAX:
[228] 21 79 52
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| Flag description: |
five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; there is a white five-pointed star on a red square in the upper hoist-side corner; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
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