1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état
October 26, 1972 · Cotonou
Army coup in which Mathieu Kérékou overthrew Dahomey's rotating presidential council; he later turned the country into the Marxist People's Republic of Benin.
1972 Dahomeyan coup d'étatOctober 26, 1972 · Cotonou
Army coup in which Mathieu Kérékou overthrew Dahomey's rotating presidential council; he later turned the country into the Marxist People's Republic of Benin.
