LEAD. Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database

Foreign Minister · Benin

Edgar-Yves Monnou

2 recorded engagements, 1995: 2 visits.

2Engagements
2Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
0Signed agreements
2Destination countries
1Multilateral summits
1995Years in LEAD

Biography

Beninese politician (1953–2025)

Edgar Yves Monnou (9 February 1953 – 4 April 2025) was a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1995 to 1996.

Monnou died on 4 April 2025, at the age of 72. He was the father of the French humorist Edgar-Yves Monnou Junior.

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Where they travelled

Benin   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • Japan1
  • United States of America1

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations2
  • Development and Aid1
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs1

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
1995-08-16 – 1995-08-18VisitJapan · Tokyo
1995-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Edgar-Yves Monnou leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/edgar-yves-monnou.html]