Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto: key obituary facts
Is Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto dead? Yes. Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto died on September 29, 2026, at age 87.
Cause of death: Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto known for?
She was a Beninese educator and writer.
More about Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto
Born: 1 January 1939.
Place of birth: Porto-Novo.
Gender: female.
Occupation: poet, writer, politician, minister.
Nationality: Benin.
Education: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Strasbourg.
Also known as: Colette Senami Agossou Houeto.
Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto, the Beninese educator, feminist poet and politician, died on September 29, 2026, aged 87.
Born in Porto-Novo, she studied at the University of Strasbourg and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München before building a career in education, including serving as director of the National Institute of Training and Research into Education from 1977 to 1981. Houeto also published a volume of poetry in 1981 and was active in Adrien Houngbédji’s Democratic Renewal Party.
She later served as minister of primary and secondary education in Boni Yayi’s first government.