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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 ...
Benin (/ b ɛ ˈ n iː n / ⓘ ben-EEN, / b ɪ ˈ n iː n / bin-EEN; [9] French: Bénin ⓘ), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. [10] It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east.
By 1975 the Republic of Dahomey changed its name to the People's Republic of Benin. [3] The People's Revolutionary Party of Benin (PRPB) remained in complete power until the beginning of the 1990s. Kérékou, encouraged by France and other democratic powers, convened a national conference that introduced a new democratic constitution and held ...
People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990) (5) Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015) 1980 [1] 1984 [1] 1989 [1] 30 November 1975 1 March 1990 14 years, 120 days Military [f] / PRPB: Position abolished Republic of Benin (1990–present) (5) Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015) — 1 March 1990 4 April 1991 1 year, 34 days PRPB / Independent: Soglo: 6 ...
People's republic is an official title that is mostly used by current and former communist ... People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990) Bukharan People's Soviet ...
The current government of Benin, in place since May 25, 2021, is made up of 24 ministers: [1] Minister of State in charge of Planning and Development: Abdoulaye Bio Tchané; Minister of Justice and Legislation: Sévérin Quenum; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: Shegun Adjadi Bakari; Minister of Economy and Finance: Romuald Wadagni
Dahomey, proclaimed a Republic on December 4, 1958, acceded to international sovereignty August 1, 1960. Having become the People's Republic of Bénin on November 30, 1975, and then the Republic of Bénin on March 1, 1990, it has known a turbulent constitutional and political evolution since its accession to independence.
Coat of arms of the People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990). In 1975, the People's Republic of Benin (as the country was then known - see history of Benin for more details) adopted a new coat of arms which reflected the country's adherence to Marxism-Leninism. The symbolism of the flag was as follows: [1] [3] Green symbolized the nature of the ...