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Republic of Dahomey

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joining a coalition government, with a subsequent crisis leading to Maga becoming the head of government in April 1959. This compromise, however, was unable to solve Dahomey's problems, and an uprising broke out in October 1963, culminating in
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Upon independence, Maga became the first president of Dahomey. A political crisis in 1958, prior to independence, had led to Maga's
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The Republic of Dahomey became independent of France on 1 August 1960. In the words of the historian
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consisting of Ahomadégbé, Apithy and Maga). Kérékou would go on to proclaim his support for
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became president. A veteran of the French Army, he saw himself as a Dahomeyan
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Dahomey was chosen for some of the filming locations in the 1967 film
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This article is about the republic from 1958–1975 (now known as
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removed a civilian government (which had been headed by a
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Index

The Republic of Dahomey
Benin
Kingdom of Dahomey
French
Flag of Dahomey
Flag


Coat of arms
L'Aube nouvelle
Location of Dahomey
Porto-Novo
French
Yoruba
Fon
Government
Unitary
one-party
presidential republic
military dictatorship
triumvirate
council
Marxist–Leninist state
President
Hubert Maga
Mathieu Kérékou
Prime Minister
Hubert Maga
Maurice Kouandété
Cold War

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