Talk:Thomas Boni Yayi

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What is unfortunately overlooked in the discussion below is that in West Africa (particularly in the French-speaking countries) it is rather common to use CAPITAL LETTERS to distinguish the surname of an individual, rather than relying on the order of first name and family name. This usage stems from earlier French scholastic custom, where the family name was listed first (in capitals). This seems to be the source of the confusion, not a change of name. Thus, even those who do not read French can see on consulting the official website already listed at the bottom of the article www.boniyayi.bj that the name is given at various points as Boni YAYI and at others as YAYI Boni. (It is also given as Boni Yayi without capitals, according to the Western style.) This shows that YAYI is the family name, not Boni, and so the Wikipedia article should be entitled Boni Yayi. This can be confirmed by a glance at the French Wikipedia article. Qcips (talk) 09:31, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Boni Yayi and Yayi Boni get almost equal Google ratings. I'm still not clear which is the correct version of his name. Adam 07:30, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

"Boni Yayi" and "Yayi Boni" get almost equal rankings because both of them are his name. He changed his name from Mr. Yayi to Mr. Boni when he was running for president to appeal to voters in the North. He was born Thomas Boni Yayi, but now goes by Yayi Boni. Boni being his new last name. I think it is appropiate to use Boni.

Requested move 12 December 2014

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Moved for lack of opposition to the proposal after extended discussion. bd2412 T 15:21, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Yayi Boni → Thomas Boni Yayi – While both are used-high profile English RSs prefer Boni Yayi. See: BBC, Washington Post/AP, New York Times, West Africa Newsletter, Bloomberg, CNN, Al Jazeera, The Australian. All Africa and CIA World Factbook both prefer Thomas Yayi Boni. Full name (Thomas Boni Yayi or Thomas Yayi Boni) is preferred in all prominent English language sources. --Relisted. Dekimasu よ! 02:08, 19 December 2014 (UTC) AbstractIllusions (talk) 04:41, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit confused. What is the most commonly recognizable name? The Washington Post, CNN, and Al Jazeera articles you cite use "Boni Yayi" with no "Thomas" even in the first instance in the articles. Dekimasu よ! 21:47, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the catch--I should not have said all sources use all three names. However, I'm not sure there is a most commonly recognized name. See: the official Benin Embassy to the U.S. that uses both "Boni T. Yayi" and "Thomas Boni Yayi" on the same page. AP is not consistent in usage: sometimes using "Thomas Boni Yayi" and other times using "Boni Yayi" (CNN is not consistent either- "Thomas Boni Yayi", "Boni Yayi" and also "Yayi Boni" in the same article, and "Yayi Boni--see how difficult this is?). The Google News hits for him are: Boni Yayi-4,200 (of course overlap with Thomas Boni Yayi); Yayi Boni- 3,600; Thomas Boni Yayi-1,310; Thomas Yayi Boni- 485; Boni T. Yayi=1; Yayi T. Boni=1 (non-English). I have a preference for 'Boni' preceding 'Yayi' (based upon traditional Benin naming customs and source usage), but if you or others do not think Thomas is warranted, that is fine with me. French Wikipedia uses "Thomas Boni Yayi" and there is pretty much the same issue in French usage. AbstractIllusions (talk) 07:00, 19 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Support BBC frequently uses "Thomas Boni Yayi", so good enough for me. Number   5  7  22:17, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
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Political Party
This article lists Boni Yayi as an independent. While he ran for president as an independent in 2006, it seems disputed as to whether he was actually a member of FCBE according to French-language wikipedia. But, it seems more likely that he is in fact a member/founder of LD and should be reflected in the article. Yeoutie (talk) 20:17, 19 January 2023 (UTC)