{"id":1961,"date":"2025-11-06T17:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redaction.oxygene-benin.bj\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:00:21","slug":"triste-mort-subite-dun-candidat-titulaire-de-lup-r-pour-les-prochaines-elections-communales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redaction.oxygene-benin.bj\/?p=1961","title":{"rendered":"Triste: mort subite d&rsquo;un candidat titulaire de l&rsquo;UP-R pour les prochaines \u00e9lections communales\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La commune d\u2019Abomey-Calavi est sous le choc. L\u00e9opold Zinsou, ancien conseiller municipal et membre influent de l\u2019Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UPR), est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 ce jeudi 6 novembre 2025 des suites d\u2019une crise, selon des sources proches de sa famille.Homme de terrain et militant engag\u00e9, L\u00e9opold Zinsou a consacr\u00e9 une grande partie de sa vie au service du d\u00e9veloppement local et du sport b\u00e9ninois. Ancien vice-pr\u00e9sident de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration b\u00e9ninoise de handball et ex-membre de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration b\u00e9ninoise de natation, il avait su marquer les esprits par son dynamisme et son sens du collectif.<\/p>\n<p>Candidat titulaire sur la liste de l\u2019UPR pour les prochaines \u00e9lections communales du 11 janvier 2026, il nourrissait encore de grands projets pour sa commune. Sa disparition soudaine laisse un grand vide au sein de sa formation politique et dans le c\u0153ur de ceux qui l\u2019ont connu. \u00c0 Calavi, la douleur est immense. 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