Flag of Benin
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The national flag of Benin is a flag consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist. Adopted in 1959 to replace the French Tricolour, it was t
Faded mural depicting the national flag in Lissègazoun (2021)
Flags flown in celebration of Fête du Vodoun in Ouidah (2017)
Beninese men waving the national flag on independence day (2016)
Flags outside the Embassy of Benin in Tokyo, Japan (2013)
People's Republic of Benin
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The People's Republic of Benin was a Marxist-Leninist 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
Flag of Benin
…a green vertical band at the hoist. Adopted in 1959 to replace the French Tricolour, it was the flag of the Republic of Dahomey until 1975, when the People's Republic of Benin was established. The new regime renamed the country and changed the flag to a green field with a red star in the canton. This version was utilized until…
Place des Martyrs (Cotonou): Monument commemorating the victims of the attempted coup of 1977.