Bertin Borna

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Bertin Borna Babiliba (20 November 1930 – 15 June 2007) was a

Minister of Finance
.

He was born on 20 November 1930 in

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.[1]
He died on 15 June 2007.

Notes

  1. ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 86

References

  • Houngnikpo, Mathurin; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. .