People's Republic of Benin
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République Populaire du Bénin People's Republic of Benin |
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| Official languages | French | ||||
| Capital | Porto-Novo | ||||
| Form of government | People's Socialist Democracy | ||||
| head of state | Mathieu Kérékou | ||||
| Existence period | 1975 - 1990 | ||||
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The People's Republic of Benin ( French République populaire du Bénin ) was from 1975 a socialist state (calling itself “communist”) on the Gulf of Guinea on the African continent . It was founded as the republican successor state of the Republic of Dahomey and is the predecessor state of today's Republic of Benin .
The People's Republic of Benin was officially proclaimed a democratic republic on November 30, 1975, 15 years after gaining independence from France . At the same time, Dahomey was renamed Benin with effect from December 1, 1975, although the former Kingdom of Benin was located in what is now Nigeria . The state was ruled throughout by Mathieu Kérékou and his People's Revolutionary Party . Under pressure from international donors and against the background of growing tensions in his own country, Kérékou gave up the ideology of Marxism-Leninism in 1989 and introduced a multi-party system . Then there was the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc , which had previously supported Benin. In 1990, a provisional council made up of former presidents put the former director of the World Bank Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo as prime minister aside. The state lasted until March 1, 1990, when the newly formed constitution came into force.
The first multi-party elections in March 1991 Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglobe won with 32% of the vote and became President of the country on April 4, 1991. Kérékou was assured immunity for all acts during his tenure.
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- ↑ Dahomey Announces Its Name Will Be Benin. The New York Times, December 1, 1975, accessed June 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Benin
- ↑ A Brief History of the People's Republic of Benin (1974-1990)