Francis Covi

Francis Marino Mensah Covi (5 February 1906–14 November 1966) was a Dahomeyan politician and educator.

He earned admission to the Ecole William Ponty in Senegal in 1919 and also studied in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Covi returned to Dahomey in 1926 and became the leader of the Porto-Novo and later Cotonou school systems.

While serving in the French Community, Covi was Secretary of the Committee on Higher Education and cultural relations.

[2] He served as president of the Dahomeyan Unity Party and chaired the Finances and Budget Committees in the National Assembly.