Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard | |
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| Born | 15 December 1938 Pointe-Noire, Congo |
| Died | 4 July 2009 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Period | 1968–2009 |
| Subject | Poetry |
| Literary movement | the human condition |
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard (15 December 1938 – 4 July 2009) was a Congolese politician and poet. Having previously served as Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Arts and Culture, he was Minister of Hydrocarbons in the government of Congo-Brazzaville from 1997 to 2009; he was also the founder and President of the Action Movement for Renewal (MAR), a political party. Aside from politics, Tati Loutard published numerous books of his own poetry and literature in general.