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VICTIMES DU REGIME EYADEMA

1. SYLVANUS OLYMPIO: Father of Independence brutally assassinated in January 1963.
2. ANTOINE MEATCHI: Vice-president of the second Republic detained in harsh conditions and starved to death.
3. OMER ADOTE: A Togolese Railway Company Engineer
4. GASTON CHARLES GNEHOU: Army Member
5. PAUL COMLAN :Army Member
6. NATCHAMBA NADJE :Policeman
7. ALI FARE: Soldier
8. LARDJA BOARE :Soldier
9. FRANCIS GUENOU:a Mechanic (His hand was cut off by a Military on November 26,1990 )
   * Natives of PYA falsely accused of Sorcery and sent to Mandouri Concentration Camp in 1984:
   
   - ALOU EMMANUEL : Christian.
   - BAMAZE PIERRE : Christian.
   - TIDIYE BIDAMON,
   - KADABDENG DI KPASSANG
   - OUNWENE
   - PAGALA
   - BANIWAI TCAHLIM
   - Mrs KABESSA GNASSINGBE, wife of the own brother of the President, charged with sorcery then seriously beaten up and interned in 1984.
10. Some Citizens had been assassinated by drowning in 1984 for being also charged with sorcery:
    -WELFANG from AKEI village,
    - HODJOW from PYA
    - BEDEMA and his wife.
    Some died from corporal brutalities:
    -KADRENG in 1985
    - NIMON in 1985
    - Mr. DONOU, late father of Colonel TOYI GNASSINGBE in 1984.
    
    
11. LIST OF PERSONS KILLED DURING THE PUTSCH OF NOVEMBER 29,1991:
    
    -Mr ANANI AMEGBLETOR, 42, married, father of 2 children
    -Miss JEANETE KONDO, 18, single, tradewoman;
    -Mrs ABLA DAKPON, 30 married, mother of 3 children, tradewoman -Mr KOSI AHADZI, 31, single, auto painter;
    -Miss YVETTE AFI AZIAMOE,15, single, high school-girl;
    -Mr TOUBI BEDE, 20, single, high school student;
    -Mr KODJO, Painter; -
    -Mr JOSE BENOIT AGBEMENYA, 28 single, goldsmith;
    
    
12. POLITICAL ASSASSINATION DURING THE ATTACK IN SOUDOU AGAINST A UFC CONVOY.
    
    -Dr. MARC ATIDEPE, assassinated during the attack in Soudou on
    May, 5 1992.
    - MOUSSA MAMA TOURE,
    - OURO ATCANKPA ZAKARI,
    -SAMA TCHADJIKPO ALASSA
    
    -TAVIO AMORIN: first Secretary of the Parti Socialiste Panafricain (PSP) and member of the Haut Conseil de la Republique. Assassinated on July 23rd 1992 by a Policeman named KAREWE KOSSI.
    
    
13. LIST OF THE VICTIMS OF THE MASSACRE OF
    JANUARY 25,1993.
    
    - Miss Akuete Doumassi
    - Madam Esther Kassekpo
    - Mr Dieudonne Late Lawson
    - Hospice Kounagah
    - Innocent Doe
    - Kossi Akakpo
    - Koku Butti
    - Djibril Fataou Abentey
    - Olivier K. Dansou
    - Claude Senah
    - Koffi Dolou
    - Calice Adjogble
    - Papa Gbonfou
    - Adeoyor Ariondele
    - X non identified
    - Y non identified
    
    *58 WOUNDED BY BULLETS:
    - Essi Sanvee
    - Akuele Placca
    - Adjoko Tikou
    - Davi Ayite
    - Rita Kouame
    - Ayoko folligan
    - Akossiwa Mawoe
    - Dede Wilson born Alemdjrodo
    - Reine Ablavi Ayeh
    - Yolande Senaya
    - Delali Foly
    - Denise Guenou
    - Suzanne Kassekpo Lawson, born Akue
    - Mrs Eric Mesan
    - Yao Apeti
    - Ekoue Koeviakoue
    - Kodjo Ametrogbo
    - Kokou Goudjinou
    - Kofi Sasou
    - Efoe Gadagboe
    - Folly Attiogbe
    - Amah Ameganvi
    - Yao Agbeve
    - Kodjo Kofi Kinsode
    - Kerim Issifou
    - Lafonai Kabil
    - Alabi Lassissi Duevi-Tsibiakou
    - Soumana Issifou
    - Ali Assamou
    - Kodjo Adedje
    - Serge Ekue
    - Tobias Yabo
    - Toussaint Lawson-Placca
    - Late Lawson Ananou Edorh
    - Komlan Apelete
    - Kangni Teko
    - Folivi Elessessi
    - Gbehode Edorh
    - Paul Akpanyon
    - Theophile Fakamebi
    - Joachim Kodjo Dougnaglo
    - Michel Ahadji
    - Amiza Bode
    - Innocent Edorh
    - Bernard Agudze-Vioka
    - Koffi Amedzom
    - Tete Eklouvi
    - Angelo Ekoue
    - Aboubakar Abass
    - Ben Lawson
    - Aho Megan
    - Paul Amevi
    - Kodjo Ametognon
    - Antoine Afanbuwubo
    - Savi Djesse.
    
    - NUMBERS OF MISSING FROM LIST OF THE VICTIMS OF JANUARY 27, 28 AND 29 SCUFFLES ( Partial assesment):
    4 deads including 2 militaries:
    - Mr AZIANGUE ASSANI
    - Komlan ADJALLE(Gendarme)
    - Kossi TAGBA
    14 Wounded including two militaries:
    - Mr Dopegna GAVOR
    - Jean HOKPA
    - Koffi AKAKPO
    - Komlan DADJIE
    - Komi ATIKPA
    - Amidou SAYA
    - Michel ADOMAYAKPOR
    - Theophile AZIANBLE
    - Toovi BLUCKTOR
    - Alassani MAMATA
    - Kodjo KLOVI
    - Georges ADIKA
    - Seltou TABATE(Military)
    - Koffi DONOU(Policeman)
    
    LIST OF THE VICTIMS OF JANUARY 30, 1993 MASSACRE:
    10 bodies among the dead people:
    - Mrs Ayele AMAIZO
    - Nicolas COQUIL (a french teenager of 12 years old)
    - Somegnon ASSIGNON
    - Bouba ADAMOU
    - Agbeko SOEDJEDE
    - Kossi DE SOUZA
    - Steven ADDO
    - Yawo ADDO
    - Habib ZOUMARO
    - Ange TETE, 26, wounded
    - Mrs Kossiwa GNONATO
    - Etse ADJEKA
    - Yaovi APETOGBO
    - Kodjo ADOVLO
    - N`ganou AWANOU
    - Balo BARANADAO
    - Komlanvi AKAKPO
    - Clement MITOKPOE
    - Yepou ALAKLE
    - Kodjo KOUASSI
    - Kokou ADJANOHOUN
    - Ayawo KOUKERA
    - Aboubakar NIMAGA
    - Koffi GBENYA
    - Mawuto ALASSANE
    - lanwe LEKESSIM
    - Karl DIAKWARE
    - Tchalim KAROUGBE LOGOSSOU
    - Larbi DEGRAFT
    - Kokou GBANDU
    - Marcel ATCHADE
    - Kokou SOHOUN
    - FrancisAGBANAVO
    - Fodi AROUNA
    - Edmond ADJOVI
    
    LIST OF THE MILITARIES AND CIVILIANS ILLEGALLY EXECUTED AFTER THE MARCH 25, 1993 SHOOTING
    21 People executed:
    - General MAWULIKPLIMI AMEYI ,Chief of Staff of the President Cabinet shot down
    - Colonel Eugene TEPE, Assistant Chief of Staff of the FAT, brained and stabbed, his home at the RIT barracks was plundred and his home located in Agbalepedogan neighborhood was completely ransaked
    - Colonel Gnandi AKPO, Commanding officer of the Presidential Guard, wounded, deceaded in PARIS after his transfer. The circumstances of his death are still not clear.
    - Koffi TEPE, student, Colonel TEPE's son shot down
    - Paul TEPE, novice carpenter, Colonel TEPE's nephew, murdered in RIT barracks after his uncle assassination
    - Head-sergeant Yeto KOUGBLENOU, shot down and decapited
    - Head sergeant Kodzo AVOMEY, shot down
    - Head sergeant BATCHASSI Wela, shot down
    - Head sergeant Komi HODIBA, shot down
    - Head sergeant Soualiou NAYABO, shot down
    - Caporal Souradji ATCHA, shot down
    - Caporal Messan AMEZIAN, shot down
    - Caporal Seydou YAYA, shot down
    - Caporal Some AKUETE, shot down
    - Caporal Kodjo AGBALI, hung
    - Private Soldier Nougouni YENDAR, shot down
    - Private Soldier Yaovi AGBASSA, shot down
    - Private Soldier, Komi KISSEM, shot down
    - Private Soldier, Komi OUKPELO, shot down
    - Private Soldier, Ouro ISSAKA D.AFFO, brained 4 injured
    - Captain DOTTO, Prime Minister's Chief of Security beaten up in his unit
    - Lieutenant Felicien DEDO, Cousin of General Ameyi lapidated
    - Head sergeant , Amouzou TOMEGA , escaped from a summary execution in the rifle range, wouded in the left arm.
    - Caporal Messan AMAH, lapidated
    
    HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS INSIDE THE COUNTRY.
    The tone Prefecture (DAPAONG):
    - Three young democrats were killed by the Gendarmes on April 13, in CINKASSE during a man hunt.
    - Assassination of a young democrat named KOBIK by the Gendarmes on April 13 in WEST NAKI for raising his hand in the V for victory and cried (Ablode Gbadja).
    BASSAR PREFECTURE (BASSAR)
    - On MAY 31, Mrs ZOUMARO Djayoon Anastasie born KONDI was attacked and stabbed at her home in LOME by a Military Commando. The dagger which was seized by the Police in the possession of one of the assailiants and gardes in the central LOME police station was marked with the initials F.A.T (TOGOLESE ARMED FORCES).The assailiant was released.
    - June 1992, the following were shot down for being activicts of C.S.R.D (THE SUPPORT COMMITEE TO DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL):
    - KOUSSANDJA Idrissou
    - Kangni BINKAGNI Yaya .
    In october-November, the following other activists were arrested in BASSAR and were held in the civil prison in KARA without any charge or sentencing:
    - BINKAGNI BOUKARI his son and nephew,
    - BINKAGNI Nakpame, son of Boukari Binkagni
    - OUNO DOUAR
    - YAKPABOTE Victor a teacher.
    - Several Farmers
    SOTOUBOUA PREFECTURE:
    May 30 ,1992 in SOTOUBOUA, during a land dispute between Kabye (helped by the Army) and Cotocoli.
    - 60 dead
    - 200 wounded
    - Several others found dead from Kabye arms.
    ZIO PREFECTURE:
    - EPIPHANE DOGBEVI, found dead in AMEGBO's techs filed
    - ROCCO MATHIA, found dead in AMEGBO's techs field
    - Brodavi De SOUZA, found dead in AMEGBO's techs field
    - The Brother of Brodavi De Souza, wounded, escaped the execution by soldiers in of the three above in Gbenyon Amegbo's techs field during the night of January 25 to 26 1992
    GULF PREFECTURE, LOME:
    - Soldier ETSE Kojo, Prime Minister KOFFIGOH 's body guard was assassinated by his peers who beat him up after arresting him and then executed him while he was trying to escape.
    - Mr AMEHAME surnamed the (Good), manager of a local firm, former Policeman received the visit of a group of armed individuals on
    December 28, 1992 at 6:45 .They fired him in cold blood,,burnt his body and set his house on fire.
    - Mr NENONENE, a retired sanitary had his skull broken with a hachet after his daughter was machine-gunned by the military. On january 21, 1993 while the youth of the neighorhood of KODJOVIAKOPE and NYEKONAKPOE were trying to oppose the kidnapping of Monseigneur Phillipe KPODZRO, President of HCR members of the national police opened fire from their car on the youth wounding Mr Sewa HOUNDJOE
    
    WOMEN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND ARBRITRARY ARRESTS
    
    -Mrs Madeleine ADUAYOM, Member of the High Council of the Republic ,Vice-President of the Collective of Women's association (CAF) was beaten up when leaving the studio of the national TV after a debates (September1992) by the chief of a Military batallion officially protecting the Togolese Television.
    
    Mrs Lydia ADANLETE spokeswoman of the CAF ,In MARCH 1993individuals in civilians clothes attacked Mrs Ayele SANT`ANNA at her home.The latter was savagely beaten up as was her nightwatchman and her servants.
    
    THREATS OR ATTACKS AGAINST POLITICAL OR OPPOSITIONAL LEADERS.
    
    _ Kidnapping attempt against Mr KABASSEMA M`BA, President of the Togolese Democratic Party (PDT) on june 1992.
    
    -attacks against Yao AMEFIA Ministry of Mines and Equipment of the transitional government.
    
    _ Bombing of the home of Mr N`GUISSAN OUTTARA, President of the Democratic Convention of African Peoples Togolese branch (CDPA-BT) (September 1992)
    
    . - Aggression and torture on November 16,1992 of Mr AKUETE Beliki and ZIGGAR Alagar, heads of the journalit`s trade union.
    
    -attempt to kidnapp Mr DARA Nyininvi, high councellor of the Republic (December 22nd,1992) and the plundering of his house.
    
    _Armed attack at the home of the Lawyer Simeon OCCANSEY ,chief of Security of COD 2( january 30th,1993)
    
    . -Conference(CNS),acts of violence (bombing or burning of houses ,attacks, man hunts etc..)were aimed against natives of the north , members of the democratic opposition,who refusedto openly join the ranks of the presidential supporters. The following cases could be mentioned:
14. -Attempted kidnapping of Mr LOOKY Tido, President of a democratic association of pupils and secondary students on MAY 31 ,1992
15. - bombing of the house of Professor KESSIE Komi, dean of the faculty of Medecine, member of the Action Committee for Renewal (CAR) on May 30 to 31,1992
16. - Attempt kidnapping of Mr Lanteye, member of the party of Action for Devolpment (PAD) on june 2, 1992
17. -Captain Pello Esso Charles ,Kidnapped on july 28,1992, tortured and detained in a secret jail . To this day , no news of his whereabouts.
18. -Mr Houyenga Raphael, Director of the Prime Minister's cabinet: his house was blown up by a heavy explosion during the night of August 28to 29 1992.
19. -Mr Tchabana Yetimou, member of the CAR was kidnapped in September 1992 at Bafilo in daylight by individuals who were military plain-clothesmen His mutilated body was found on September 15 1992 on a section of the road between Kara Pagouda.
20. -Mr Assih Toyi (Kabye) Professor at Benin University accussed of having given testiomony against President Eyadema at the Sovereign National Conference was kidnapped during the night of December 12 to 13 by Militaries then released after being beaten up .
21. -Mr Amah Gnassingbe, Biologis accused of criticizing President Eyadema at the Sovereign National, was kidnapped in the night of December 12 to 13,1992 then released after being beaten up.
22. -Mr Badjalla, member of the Togolese Union for Democracy (UTD) was submitted to an illegal search at his home with a fire and death threat in January 1993. -

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