Republic of Benin

State · 1961–2026 CE · at its largest around 1969 CE

West African state that gained independence from France in 1960 as Dahomey. It became the Marxist People's Republic of Benin in 1975 and returned to multiparty democracy in the early 1990s.

On its lands while it lasted

• Porto-Novo (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Republic of Benin (1961–today).
• Cotonou (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Republic of Benin (1961–today).

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