Mathieu Kérékou
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Mathieu Kérékou was a Beninese politician and revolutionary who served as president of the People's Republic of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and the Republic of Benin from 1996 to 2006.
Kérékou in 2006
Kérékou with Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1976
USSR ambassador to Benin Vitaly Agapov presents his letter of credence to Mathieu Kérékou, May 1979.
Kérékou's statue in Kouarfa
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
Mathieu Kérékou
…Mathieu Kérékou (French pronunciation: ; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician and revolutionary who served as president of the People's Republic of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and the Republic of Benin from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 18 years under an…
Place des Martyrs (Cotonou): Monument commemorating the victims of the attempted coup of 1977.