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He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey one lived in.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"8 April 1913","date":"1913-04-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Porto-Novo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3799"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"3 December 1989","date":"1989-12-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Benin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962"},{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"statesperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q372436"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"minister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83307"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"African Democratic Rally","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q429170"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"École Libre des Sciences Politiques","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273553"},{"text":"Centre de perfectionnement aux affaires","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2945378"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Dahomey (25 January 1964 – 27 November 1965)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84342674","start":"1964-01-25","end":"1965-11-27"},{"text":"member of the French National Assembly (9 December 1958 – 15 July 1959)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044918","start":"1958-12-09","end":"1959-07-15"},{"text":"member of the French National Assembly (2 January 1956 – 8 December 1958)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044918","start":"1956-01-02","end":"1958-12-08"},{"text":"mayor (since 1956)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185","start":"1956"},{"text":"member of the French National Assembly (17 June 1951 – 1 December 1955)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044918","start":"1951-06-17","end":"1955-12-01"},{"text":"member of the French National Assembly (10 November 1946 – 4 July 1951)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044918","start":"1946-11-10","end":"1951-07-04"},{"text":"member of the French National Assembly (2 June 1946 – 27 November 1946)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044918","start":"1946-06-02","end":"1946-11-27"},{"text":"member of the French National Assembly (21 October 1945 – 10 June 1946)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044918","start":"1945-10-21","end":"1946-06-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourou-Migan_Apithy","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Sourou-Migan Apithy born?","a":"Sourou-Migan Apithy was born on 8 April 1913 in Porto-Novo."},{"q":"What positions has Sourou-Migan Apithy held?","a":"Positions held by Sourou-Migan Apithy include: President of Dahomey (1964–1965); member of the French National Assembly (1958–1959); member of the French National Assembly (1956–1958); mayor (since 1956); member of the French National Assembly (1951–1955)."},{"q":"Where did Sourou-Migan Apithy study?","a":"Sourou-Migan Apithy was educated at École Libre des Sciences Politiques, Centre de perfectionnement aux affaires."}],"related":[{"name":"Mathieu Kérékou","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mathieu-kerekou"},{"name":"Claude Goasguen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/claude-goasguen"},{"name":"Victor Sévère","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-severe"},{"name":"Maurice Druon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/maurice-druon"},{"name":"Édouard Herriot","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/edouard-herriot"},{"name":"Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/marie-claude-vaillant-couturier"},{"name":"Élisabeth Guigou","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/elisabeth-guigou"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/sourou-migan-apithy-325db3c9f0.jpg","width":500,"height":688,"license":"Public domain","credit":"unknown, Présence Congolaise","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sourou_Migan_Apithy_in_1958.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Sourou-Migan Apithy","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourou-Migan_Apithy","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q718225","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718225","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Sourou Migan Apithy in 1958.jpg by unknown, Présence Congolaise (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sourou_Migan_Apithy_in_1958.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Sourou-Migan Apithy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sourou Migan Apithy in 1958.jpg — unknown, Présence Congolaise, Public domain.","cite":"\"Sourou-Migan Apithy\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sourou-migan-apithy. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T07:02:55Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/sourou-migan-apithy","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/sourou-migan-apithy","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/sourou-migan-apithy?lang=ne"}}