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<text id=93CT1381>
<title>
Togo--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Togo
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Togo</l>
<l> conventional short form: Togo</l>
<l> local long form: Republique Togolaise</l>
<l> local short form: none</l>
<l> former: French Togo</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: TO
</p>
<p>Type: republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
</p>
<p>Capital: Lome
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 21 circumscriptions
(circonscriptions, singular - circonscription); Amlame (Amou),
Aneho (Lacs), Atakpame (Ogou), Badou (Wawa), Bafilo (Assoli),
Bassar (Bassari), Dapango (Tone), Kande (Keran), Klouto (Kloto),
Pagouda (Binah), Lama-Kara (Kozah), Lome (Golfe), Mango (Oti),
Niamtougou (Doufelgou), Notse (Haho), Pagouda, Sotouboua,
Tabligbo (Yoto), Tchamba, Nyala, Tchaoudjo, Tsevie (Zio), Vogan
(Vo)
</p>
<p>note: the 21 units may now be called prefectures (prefectures,
singular - prefecture) and reported name changes for individual
units are included in parentheses
</p>
<p>Independence: 27 April 1960 (from UN trusteeship under French
administration)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 1980 constitution nullified during national
reform conference; transition constitution adopted 24 August
1991; multiparty draft constitution sent to High Council of the
Republic for approval in November 1991; adopted by public
referendum September 1992
</p>
<p>Legal system: French-based court system
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 27 April (1960)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Rally of the Togolese People
(RPT) led by President EYADEMA was the only party until the
formation of multiple parties was legalized 12 April 1991;
transition regime in place since August 1991
</p>
<p>Suffrage: universal adult at age NA
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held 21 December 1986 (next to be held
1993); results - Gen. EYADEMA was reelected without opposition
</p>
<p> National Assembly: last held 4 March 1990; dissolved during
national reform conference (next to be held 1993); results - RPT
was the only party; seats - (77 total) RPT 77; interim
legislative High Council of the Republic (HCR) in place since
August 1991
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, prime minister, Council of
Ministers (cabinet)
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: National Assembly dissolved during
national reform conference; 79-member interim High Council for
the Republic (HCR) formed to act as legislature during
transition to multiparty democracy; legislative elections
scheduled to be held in 1993
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel), Supreme Court
(Cour Supreme)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA (since 14
April 1967)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: interim Prime Minister Joseph Kokou
KOFFIGOH (since 28 August 1991)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO (observer), ECA, ECOWAS,
Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IFAD, IFC,
ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Ellom-Kodjo SCHUPPIUS</l>
<l> chancery: 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 234-4212 or 4213</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Harmon E. KIRBY</l>
<l> embassy: Rue Pelletier Caventou and Rue Vauban, Lome</l>
<l> mailing address: B. P. 852, Lome</l>
<l> telephone: [228] 21-29-91 through 94 and 21-77-17</l>
<l> FAX: [228] 21-79-52</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: 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
</p></body></article></text>