Véronique Ahoyo

Véronique Ahoyo
Véronique Ahoyo
Personal details
Born	June 29, 1939; Cotonou, French Dahomey
Died	December 14, 2008
Education	University of Abidjan

Véronique Ahoyo (June 29, 1939 - December 14, 2008) was a Beninese politician, diplomat, and civil administrator. She notably served as Beninese ambassador to Canada.

Biography[edit]

Born in Cotonou, Ahoyo received training in civil administration in Paris and Abidjan, and in social services in Toulouse. Returning to Benin, she took a post as deputy director of social affairs in 1967. In 1972, she graduated with a Master in Applied Social Sciences from the University of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.

She was promoted to director of social affairs in 1975. She left the role in 1990; in March of that year she was named Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. Ahoyo also served as the Beninese ambassador to Canada, having been nominated to the position in 1996.^[1]^[2]

Death[edit]

Ahoyo was killed in an automobile accident on the Bassila highway when the vehicle in which she was traveling lost control after a tire burst. Four others were also killed and two injured; among the latter was former Minister of Public Health Rafiatou Karimou.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Mathurin C. Houngnikpo; Samuel Decalo (14 December 2012). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Scarecrow Press. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7373-5.
^ "Décret N° 1996-486 Du 28 Octobre 1996" (PDF). General Secretariat of the Government of Benin (in French). 28 October 1996. Abrogeant les dispositions du Décret N°94-95 du 11 Avril 1994 portant nomination de Madame Véronique AHOYO. en qualité d'Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de La République du Bénin près le CANADA.
^ sergedavid (14 December 2008). "Accident tragique sur la route de Bassila : Véronique Ahoyo décède,..." Retrieved 1 May 2018.

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[HoungnikpoDecalo2012-1] Mathurin C. Houngnikpo; Samuel Decalo (14 December 2012). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Scarecrow Press. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7373-5.

[2] "Décret N° 1996-486 Du 28 Octobre 1996" (PDF). General Secretariat of the Government of Benin (in French). 28 October 1996. Abrogeant les dispositions du Décret N°94-95 du 11 Avril 1994 portant nomination de Madame Véronique AHOYO. en qualité d'Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de La République du Bénin près le CANADA.

[3] sergedavid (14 December 2008). "Accident tragique sur la route de Bassila : Véronique Ahoyo décède,..." Retrieved 1 May 2018.

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