Alex Mivedor

Alex Ayité Gachin Mivedor (2 March 1927 – 18 January 2012) was a Togolese engineer and politician. He held ministerial government positions, and was often seen as the civilian number two in the government of Gnassingbé Eyadema. In 1958 he returned to Togo where he was named head of the Division of Electrical and Water Services of the Ministry of Public Works (a post he would hold until 1966). Following the January 1967 coup d'état, Mivedor became one of eight members of the Togolese Committee for National Reconciliation led by Lt.-Col. Gnassingbé Eyadema, being in charge of Public Works and Rural Economy in the new regime. In April 1967 he was named Minister of Mines, Energy and Hydraulic Resources. He would serve as Minister of Public Works, Mines, Transportations, Posts and Telecommunications. He was named Permanent Deputy Director of the Political Bureau of the ruling Rally for the Togolese People (RPT) party.