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About
Politician who became the president of Benin in April of 2016. In the 1980s, he worked in agriculture and trading. In 2012, he was accused of embezzling 18 million Euros and fled to France. He was pardoned in 2014. He has been accused of jailing political opponents who oppose his presidency. When he ran for president in 2016, he ran on an independent platform. He uses his PatriceTalonPR Twitter account to promote his policies. He has accrued 50,000 followers.
Before Fame
He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Dakar, in Dakar, Senegal.
Trivia
In 2015, Forbes named him the 15th most wealthy person in sub-Saharan Africa. He is worth roughly $400 USD.
Family Life
He was born in Ouidah, Benin. He has said that he descended from slave traders.
Associated With
He met with Narendra Modi in 2017.
