Apithy, Sourou-Migan, 1913-1989

LC control no.	no2011192512
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Apithy, Sourou-Migan, 1913-1989 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	Benin
Birth date	19130408
Death date	19891112
Place of birth	Porto-Novo (Benin)
Place of death	Paris (France)
Affiliation	Parti socialiste-S.F.I.O. Rassemblement démocratique africain French West Africa. Grand Conseil École National d'Organisation Économique et Sociale Parti Républicain Dahoméen Parti Dahoméen de l'Unité
Profession or occupation	Politicians Mayors Presidents
Found in	Apithy , c2010: p. of cover (Sourou-Migan Apithy, b. 1913, d. 1989) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed November 14, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Apithy, Sourou Migan; political figure; born 08 April 1913 in Porto Novo, Benin; studied accounting and politics at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques; received degree in accounting from the École National d'Organisation Économique et Sociale; served in a French artillery (1939-1940); worked as an accountant for a French company, Dakar; ran under the auspices of Section Française d'Internationale Ouvriére (SFIO) party; joined the radical coalition of African parties known as the Rassemblement Démocratique Africaine (RDA) (1946); later chose to join Independants d'Outre-Mer alliance; served in the Beninese territorial assembly (1946-1960); member of the High Council of French West Africa (1947-1957); formed his own party, Parti Républicain Dahoméen (PRD) (1951); was a mayor of Porto Novo (1956); president of the Beninese parliament (1957); minister of finances (1960); cofounder of the Parti Dahoméen de l'Unité (PUD); Beninese military officers made him the new president (1964); after a military coup in 1965 he fled to Paris; later was placed under house arrest and remained a prisoner until (1981); died 12 November 1989 in Paris, France)