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People's Republic of Benin République populaire du Bénin (French) | |||||||||
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| 1975–1990 | |||||||||
Motto:
Fraternity, Justice, Labour | |||||||||
| Anthem: L'Aube nouvelle (French) "The Dawn of a New Day" | |||||||||
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| Capital | Porto-Novo | ||||||||
| Common languages | French, Yoruba, Fon | ||||||||
| Religion | State atheism | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist state[1] under a military regime[2] | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1975–1990 | Mathieu Kérékou | ||||||||
| Legislature | Revolutionary National Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
| 26 October 1972 | |||||||||
• Republic established | 30 November 1975 | ||||||||
• Democracy restored | 2 December 1990 | ||||||||
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) | ||||||||
| Calling code | 229 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | BJ | ||||||||
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| History of Benin |
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The People's Republic of Benin (French: République populaire du Bénin; sometimes translated literally as the Benin Popular Republic or Popular Republic of Benin) was a socialist state located in the Gulf of Guinea on the African continent, which became present-day Benin in 1990. The People's Republic was established on 30 November 1975, after the 1972 coup d'état in the Republic of Dahomey. It effectively lasted until 1 March 1990, with the adoption of a new constitution, and the abolition of Marxism–Leninism in the nation in 1989.[3][4][5]
- ^ "AFRICAN MARXIST MILITARY REGIMES, RISE AND FALL: INTERNAL CONDITIONERS AND INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS". Brazilian Journal of African Studies. 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
…Military Coups of a new type, which introduced revolutionary regimes self-declared Marxist-Leninist. This is the case of Somalia (1969) and Ethiopia (1974), the most emblematic case, but also of four french-speaking countries: Congo-Brazzaville (1968), Daomey/Benin (1972-74), Madagascar (1975) and Alto Volta/Burkina Faso (1983).
- ^ "AFRICAN MARXIST MILITARY REGIMES, RISE AND FALL: INTERNAL CONDITIONERS AND INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS". Brazilian Journal of African Studies. 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
In contrast to Angola and Mozambique, where the Marxist component was associated with National Liberation Movements, those in Ethiopia and Somalia, as well as the four Francophone States, had Marxist Military Revolutions/Regimes after more than a decade of independence. […] In Somalia and Ethiopia, military coups in 1969 and 1974, respectively, evolved into socialist-oriented Marxist Military Regimes, which did not prevent the outbreak of a war between both states in 1977-78. In Somalia, the conflict complicated the strategy of socialist transformation, but in Ethiopia the opposite happened, with its deepening. In parallel, Congo-Brazzaville, Benin, Madagascar and Alto Volta (Burkina Faso), four former French colo-nies, suftered military coups that took the same path.
- ^ Benin
- ^ A short history of the People's Republic of Benin (1974–1990)
- ^ "Constitution de la République du Bénin" [Constitution of the Republic of Benin] (PDF) (in French). Government of Benin. 11 December 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
Devenu République Populaire du Bénin le 30 Novembre 1975, puis République du Bénin le 1er mars 1990...
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