'Dynsaty-sation' of Africa's Democracies and Autocracies

When Gnassingbé Eyadéma (of Togo) died, a constitutional coup took place and his son Faure became the president. There was a lot of hullabaloo about the whole situation because the military prevented the speaker, who is to become the president, from entering the country, parliament gathered, made Faure the speaker and subsequently the president. The AU bared their infant teeth and spoke against it. An election was organised and Faure became the president; from father to son.