Press Release SG/SM/9706 AFR/1103 |
FOLLOWING DEATH OF TOGO’S PRESIDENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS TRANSFER
OF POWER SHOULD BE PEACEFUL, CONSISTENT WITH CONSTITUTION
The following statement was issued Saturday, 5 February, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General expressed his deep sorrow upon learning of the sudden death today of President Gnassingbe Eyadema of the Republic of Togo.