Joseph Keke

Joseph Adjignon Keke (December 5, 1927 – July 1, 2017) was a Beninese politician. Joseph Adjignon Keke was officially born on December 5, 1927 in Avrankou. He earned a degree in law and was an engineer in farming techniques. He flew back to Dahomey in 1956 and soon became Sourou-Migan Apithy's prime lieutenant. He was elected a deputy in 1959, representing the Parti Républicain Dahoméen, and became the party's vice president until 1960. He had been appointed minister of justice in Hubert Maga's first administration, serving from November 1960 to 1963. He was deposed as a minister in the 1963 coup. With the creation of the Presidential Council in 1970, Hubert Maga appointed Adjignon Keke Joseph minister of economics and planning. He served in this role until 1973 when he was deposed in anot

Joseph Keke

Joseph Adjignon Keke (December 5, 1927 – July 1, 2017) was a Beninese politician. Joseph Adjignon Keke was officially born on December 5, 1927 in Avrankou. He earned a degree in law and was an engineer in farming techniques. He flew back to Dahomey in 1956 and soon became Sourou-Migan Apithy's prime lieutenant. He was elected a deputy in 1959, representing the Parti Républicain Dahoméen, and became the party's vice president until 1960. He had been appointed minister of justice in Hubert Maga's first administration, serving from November 1960 to 1963. He was deposed as a minister in the 1963 coup. With the creation of the Presidential Council in 1970, Hubert Maga appointed Adjignon Keke Joseph minister of economics and planning. He served in this role until 1973 when he was deposed in anot