About Arlette Dagnon Vignikin
Lived 1951 – 2017 (aged 65). Arlette Dagnon Vignikin was a Beninese diplomat and ambassador.
Arlette Claudine Kpèdétin Dagnon Vignikin (born 17 November 1951) is an ambassador of Benin. She has represented her country in the nations of Scandinavia and the Baltic.
Life Vignikin was born in Benin in the city of Ouidah in 1951. She was educated in international public law at ESCAE-University in Benin.
She is a career diplomat. She was the first woman to be an ambassador of Benin and posted abroad. She is a Plenipotentiary Minister of Foreign Affairs. Before she became an ambassador, Vignikin held high responsibilities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, She was accredited in Latvia on 19 April 2011. Benin had diplomatic relations with Latvia since 1997 but she was the first ambassador.
Private life Vignikin is married and is the mother of three children.
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Who was Arlette Dagnon Vignikin?
Ambassador of Benin
When was Arlette Dagnon Vignikin born?
Arlette Dagnon Vignikin was born on 17 November 1951 in Ouidah.
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Arlette Dagnon Vignikin died on 6 March 2017 in Rueil-Malmaison.
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Arlette Dagnon Vignikin was a diplomat and ambassador.
What nationality was Arlette Dagnon Vignikin?
Arlette Dagnon Vignikin was Beninese.
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