Atsutsè Kokouvi Agbobli

Atsutsè Kokouvi Agbobli (April 23, 1941 – August 15, 2008) was a Togolese politician. He served in the government under President Gnassingbé Eyadéma and was the President of the Movement for National Development (MODENA), an opposition party.

Biography Following the February 1994 parliamentary election, Agbobli was appointed as Minister of Communication and Culture on May 25, 1994; he was moved to the post of Minister in charge of Relations with Parliament on November 29, 1995. Subsequently, he announced in March 2007 the creation of a new opposition party, MODENA, to be launched on April 21, 2007. According to Agbobli, Togolese politics was excessively dominated by two large parties, the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) and the main opposition Union of Forces for Change (UFC), and he criticized both of them.

Agbobli was found dead on a beach in Lomé on August 15, 2008. The Ministry of Security stated on August 16 He was buried in his native village of Adéta in southwestern Togo on September 13.

Agbobli's children disputed the claim that he killed himself, arguing that he was not depressed and had no serious problems in his life that might have led him to attempt suicide. He had been on medication for hypertension and diabetes. Agbobli was married to the Angolan Ambassador to Poland and had travelled to Warsaw not long before his death.