▁seven ▁times ▁more ▁powerful ▁than ▁that ▁owned ▁by ▁Radio ▁D ah ome y , ▁by ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Information ▁of ▁the ▁Company ▁of ▁Broadcast ing ▁of ▁France ▁of ▁O verse as ▁( S OR AF OM ). ▁The ▁Information ▁Minister ▁was ▁named ▁secretary - general ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁and ▁Mal ag asy ▁Union ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁D ah ome y ▁under w ent ▁much ▁un rest ▁over ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁deput y ▁Daniel ▁D ess ou . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 - man ▁D ah ome yan ▁Army ▁Christ ophe ▁S og lo ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁civil ▁war . ▁He ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁cabinet , ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁susp ended ▁the ▁constitution ▁and ▁b anned ▁any ▁type ▁of ▁demonstr ations . ▁No ▁longer ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ben inese ▁politics , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁T é vo éd j r è ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Affairs ▁Center ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁and ▁placed ▁third ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁T é vo éd j r è ▁died ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁Porto - N ovo ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 9 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli