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Aug 14, 1950 73 years old
Beninese jurist and lawyer
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About Lionel Agbo
- Lionel Jacques Agbo (born 14 August 1950) is a Beninese politician and lawyer. Born in Ouidah, Agbo studied in Benin and France.
- He passed the bar exam and practiced law there until 1998, when he decided to return to Benin.
- He ran for president in 1996 and received 15,418 votes, or 0.92%.
- He ran for president again in 2001 as a member of the Congres Africain des Democrates.
- Agbo briefly served as advisor to president Boni Yayi.
- In 2012, he accused Boni Yayi of corruption and was arrested, but was released after concerns for press freedom were raised by international organizations.
- In 2015, Agbo was assaulted not far from his home in Cotonou by who he thought was an intelligence agent.
