Events of the year 2012 in Togo
Incumbents
President: Faure Gnassingbé Prime Minister: Gilbert Houngbo (until July 23), Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu (after July 23)
Events
January 15: Togolese government officials announce reopening of the University of Lomé after student protesting shut it down in the previous year January 17: American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Lomé as part of a tour in West Africa February 29: Government calls for sanctions against members of the Togolese National Intelligence for their roles in a previous coup March 29: President of Ghana John Atta Mills ends his diplomatic trip to the country April 13: Ghana and Togo approve a transnational water supply project between Lomé and Sogakope May 18: Human rights groups speak out against unsanitary conditions of the Lomé prison which led to prisoner deaths June 12: Beginning of 2012–2013 Togolese protests June 14: "Several dozen" civilians are injured by police during protests June 17: Two civilian protestors die from injuries sustained from police forces June 19: Former Prime Minister Agbéyomé Kodjo is "briefly" arrested in his home by police September 3: The African Development Bank pledges 56 billion CFA francs to help Togo repair border roads near Burkina Faso September 20: Thousands of women protest in Togolese capital for government reforms
Establishments
Let's Save Togo Collective (April 4) New Togolese Commitment (April 28) Rainbow Alliance Union for the Republic University of Science and Technology of Togo
Deaths
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