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Feb 05, 1903 Ouidah, Atlantique Department, Benin Died on 13 Dec 1966 (aged 63)
French politician
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About Francis Covi
- Francis Marino Mensah Covi (5 February 1906--14 November 1966) was a Dahomeyan politician and educator. Covi was born in Ouidah on 5 February 1906.
- He earned admission to the Ecole William Ponty in Senegal in 1919 and also studied in Aix-en-Provence, France.
- Covi returned to Dahomey in 1926 and became the leader of the Porto-Novo and later Cotonou school systems.
- He served in the General Council and later Territorial Assembly.
- From 1957 to 1959 he was president of the Territorial Assembly.
- On 30 April 1959, Covi became a senator in the French Community, serving until 16 March 1961.
- While serving in the French Community, Covi was Secretary of the Committee on Higher Education and cultural relations.
- He served as president of the Dahomeyan Unity Party and chaired the Finances and Budget Committees in the National Assembly.
- Covi died on 14 November 1966 in Porto-Novo.
