Tavio Amorin

Octave Tavio Tobias Ayao Amorin (20 November 1958 – 29 July 1992) was a Togolese socialist politician. He led the Pan-African Socialist Party, the ideology of which was influenced by the French Communist Party.Decalo, Samuel. "Historical Dictionary of Togo". 3rd ed. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 1996. (ISBN 0-8108-3073-6)]

Amorin was born in Lomé. He was a member of the High Council of the Republic, formed in 1991 as the transitional legislature.John R. Heilbrunn, "Togo: The National Conference and Stalled Reform", in "Political Reform in Francophone Africa" (1997), ed. John F. Clark and David E. Gardinier, page 239.] Amorin was shot in Lomé by security forces in July 1992 and died in a Paris hospital a few days later.

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