Complex sentence: Of French descent, Vouillot was born in Abidjan in Ivory Coast, on July 5,1952 and moved to Cotonou in Dahomey five years later because his father was engaged in public works, working for a French firm then instrumental in conducting major African construction projects.
Split into simpler sentences: Of French descent, Vouillot was born in Abidjan in Ivory Coast, on July 5,1952. He moved to Cotonou in Dahomey five years later because his father was engaged in public works for a French firm, then instrumental in conducting major African construction projects.