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Capital: lome
Country name
: conventional long form: togolese republic conventional short form: togo local long form: republique togolaise local short form: none former: french togoland
National holiday: independence day. 27 april (1960)
Government type
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republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
Administrative divisions: 5 regions (regions. singular - region); kara. plateaux. savanes. centrale. maritime |
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Independence:
27 april 1960 (from french-administered un trusteeship)
Political parties and leaders: juvento [monsilia djato]; movement of the believers of peace and equality or mocep [leader na]; rally for the support for development and democracy or rsdd [harry olympio]; rally of the togolese people or rpt [faure gnassingbe]; union for democracy and social progress or udps [gagou kokou] note: rally of the togolese people or rpt. led by president gnassingbe. was the only party until the formation of multiple parties was legalized 12 april 1991
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
na
International organization participation
: abeda. acct. acp. afdb. au. cemac. ecowas. entente. fao. fz. g-77. ibrd. icao. icc. icftu. icrm. ida. idb. ifad. ifc. ifrcs. ilo. imf. imo. interpol. ioc. iso (correspondent). itu. miga. nam. oic. onub. opcw. pca. un. unctad. unesco. unido. unmil. unoci. upu. wadb (regional). waemu. wcl. wco. wftu. who. wipo. wmo. wtoo. wto
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