Patrice Talon – razlika između verzija

Rođen je [[1958.]] godine u [[Ouidah|Ouidi]], u [[Fon (narod)|fonskoj]] obitelji koja se generacijama ranije bavila trgovinom robljem.<ref name="washpostanafricancountry">{{cite news|last1=Sieff|first1=Kevin|title=An African country reckons with its history of selling slaves|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/an-african-country-reckons-with-its-history-of-selling-slaves/2018/01/29/5234f5aa-ff9a-11e7-86b9-8908743c79dd_story.html|accessdate=February 2, 2018|work=The Washington Post|date=January 29, 2018|quote=In the 2016 presidential election, one candidate, Lionel Zinsou, angrily pointed out in a televised debate that his opponent, Patrice Talon, who is now president of Benin, was the descendant of slave merchants.}}</ref> Školovao se u [[Dakar]]u<ref>{{cite book |last=Macmillan |first=Palgrave |date=28 February 2017 |title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2017: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World |url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=PBs9DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA210&dq=Patrice+Talon+born&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |location= |publisher=Springer |page=210 |isbn=978-1-349-68398-7 |author-link= }}</ref> i [[Pariz]]u, a kao mlad je želio postati pilot, ali nije prošao liječnički test tako da je morao odustati od toga.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite news|last1=Agon|first1=Benjamin|title=Patrice Talon: from self-made tycoon to new African leader|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/patrice-talon-self-made-tycoon-african-leader-181432713.html?ref=gs|publisher=Agence France-Presse|date=21 March 2016|accessdate=29 September 2016|archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221193509/https://www.yahoo.com/news/patrice-talon-self-made-tycoon-african-leader-181432713.html?ref=gs|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Početkom 80-ih godina, Talon je ušao u posao trgovine poljoprivrednim proizvodima, što mu je omogućilo da stekne značajne prihode, koje je tokom 90-ih godina uložio u industriju [[pamuk]]a; u tom je periodu dobio nadimak "Kralj pamuka".<ref name="wp">{{cite news|last1=Adida|first1=Claire|title=Benin has a new president: Patrice Talon, an ironic outsider politician|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/04/13/benin-has-a-new-president-patrice-talon-an-ironic-outsider-politician/|work=[[Washington Post]]|date=13 April 2016|accessdate=29 September 2016}}</ref> U politiku je ušao početkom 2000-ih godina te je bio jedan od glavnih financijera budućeg predsjednika [[Thomas Boni Yayi|Thomasa Bonija Yayija]]<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20160308-benin-second-round-presidential-election-zinsou-talon "Benin heading for presidential run-off vote"], France 24, 8 March 2016.</ref> na [[Predsjednički izbori u Beninu 2006.|izborima 2006.]] godine. Njegov bliski odnos s Bonijem Yayijem počeo je pucati nakon kampanje [[2011.]] godine, a tokom [[2012.]] godine se njegovo ime čak spominjalo i u kontekstu navodnog pokušaja [[atentat]]a na predsjednika. Iste godine pobjegao je u [[Francuska|Francusku]] zbog optužbi da je utajio 18,000,000[[Euro|€]] poreza. Godine [[2014.]] je dobio službeno [[pomilovanje]],<ref>[http://en.rfi.fr/africa/20140515-benin-president-pardons-poison-plot-businessman-who-fled-france "Benin president pardons 'poison-plot' businessman who fled to France"], Radio France Internationale, 15 May 2014.</ref> a naredne godine ga je ''[[Forbes]]'' naveo kao 15. najbogatijeg čovjeka u supsaharskoj Africi, s imovinom u vrijednosti oko 400,000,000[[Američki dolar|$]].