Zarifou Ayéva

Zarifou Ayéva (born April 22, 1942[1][2]) is a Togolese politician and the President of the Party for Democracy and Renewal (PDR).

[9] He was dismissed from the government on March 19, 1979, and was appointed as Director-General of SNS on the same day,[8][10] remaining in that post until 1982.

[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the June 1998 presidential election,[1][11][12] taking fourth place with 3.02% of the vote.

[11][12] On June 18, three days before the election, he and fellow opposition candidate Yawovi Agboyibo called for the election to be delayed due to irregularities during electoral preparations and difficulties they faced in campaigning, including their treatment by the High Audiovisual and Communication Authority.

[14] In the government named on June 20, 2005, which included members of the opposition, Ayéva was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and African Integration.