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About Gatien Houngbédji
- Gatien Houngbédji (born December 18, 1949) is a Beninese politician and the president of the Union for Economic and Social Development (UDES).
- Under President Mathieu Kérékou, he was Minister of Trade, Craft Industry, and Tourism from April 1996 to May 1998.
- He unsuccessfully ran for the office of President of Benin as the candidate of UDES in the March 1991 presidential election, in which he received 0.89% of the vote (11th place).
- He also ran as the UDES candidate in the March 2001 presidential election, in which he received 0.33% of the vote (14th place).
- In January 2006, he was again designated as the UDES candidate for the March 2006 presidential election; in this election he received 0.22% of the vote (21st place).
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