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Peace Without Poison

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The man responsible for approving covert methods of depopulation in 1980 is General GeneralGnassingbé Eyadéma, who was President of Togo from 1967 until 2005, time during which thetotal fertility rate decreased from 7.3 to 4.8 children per woman despite virtually nocontraceptives.The program has been continued by his successor, Faure Gnassingbé, in office since May 2005and the current total fertility rate is 4.5 children per woman while the contraceptive prevalencerate is a dismal 13%. Abortion plays no role since it is illegal and allowed only to save awoman’s life.Togo has been punished for its inability to subvert fertility with a stagnant GDP.Togo is in stage two of the demographic transition.849 | P a g e

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