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Emmanuel Bob-Akitani (born July 18, 1930 in Aného, Lacs Prefecture[1]) is a Togolese politician who was the main opposition candidate in the 2003 and 2005 Togolese presidential elections.
Bob-Akitani was a founding member of the Union of Forces for Change (UFC) and was, as of the 2003 election, the party's First Vice-President.[1] Akitani stood as the UFC's candidate in 2003 because UFC President Gilchrist Olympio had been barred from running due to his failure to meet the residency requirement.[2] According to official results, he placed second behind long-time President Gnassingbé Eyadéma in the 2003 election, with 33.68% of the vote against 57.78% for Eyadéma.[3] The UFC alleged fraud and Bob-Akitani claimed to have won the election.[2] Following Eyadéma's death, he ran again in the April 2005 election as the candidate of an opposition coalition that included the UFC. He was again declared runner-up in the election, behind Eyadéma's son, Faure Gnassingbé, amidst widespread allegations of seized ballot boxes and other electoral fraud.
References
- ^ a b "Emmanuel Bob Akitani (PFC) : "Detia yelo, detia yelo, detia kpoe le yi"", UFC website, May 27, 2003 (French).
- ^ a b "TOGO: Eyadema wins 57% majority in presidential election", IRIN, June 5, 2003.
- ^ "RAPPORT DE LA MISSION EXPLORATOIRE DEPECHEE DANS LA PERSPECTIVE DE L’ELECTION PRESIDENTIELLE ANTICIPEE DU 24 AVRIL 2005 AU TOGO", democratie.francophonie.org (French).
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