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French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be ... [read more]
French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be ... [read more] Blog: Weekend at Kpalime
Date: June 7th 2010
This was quite the interesting weekend off the ship. We (4 other girls and 3 african guys) went away to Kpalime (pronounced Palimay) which is about 2 hours north of Lome and the port. After 1 1/2 hours of discussing between our african translators and they guy organising transport on a price we left for Kpalime. We drove past little villages with huts with thatch grass roofs, and lots of kids runn ... read more
Date: June 7th 2010
This was quite the interesting weekend off the ship. We (4 other girls and 3 african guys) went away to Kpalime (pronounced Palimay) which is about 2 hours north of Lome and the port. After 1 1/2 hours of discussing between our african translators and they guy organising transport on a price we left for Kpalime. We drove past little villages with huts with thatch grass roofs, and lots of kids runn ... read more
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