Bertin Borna, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bertin Borna

Beninese politician

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1930

Date of Death: 15-Jun-2007

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Benin

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Bertin Borna

  • Bertin Babliba Borna (20 November 1930 – 15 June 2007) was a Beninese politician.
  • He served as minister of finance. He was born on 20 November 1930 in Tanguiéta and received an international education.
  • Borna attended the Parakou Congress of 1957 and aligned himself with Hubert Maga.
  • Borna served as vice president of the National Assembly from 1959 to 1960.
  • He was minister of public works from 1958 to 1960.
  • That year, he was named finance minister, a post he held until the coup in 1963.
  • Christophe Soglo brought him back as finance minister in 1966, but his appointment led to agitations that resulted in the 1967 coup.
  • Borna was accused of being involved in the 1975 coup attempt and was sentenced to death in absentia on 7 March 1975.
  • Remaining in Abidjan and Lomé, Berta remained active in international trade.
  • He became a UN director for the Sahel in 1982.
  • After returning to Benin in 1990, Borna unsuccessfully ran for president in 1991.
  • He did manage to be elected to the national assembly that year however.
  • He died on 15 June 2007.

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