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Benin


1997 Benin legalizes Jan 10th as a voodoo holiday

1990 Benin nullifies its constitution

1977 Benin adopts its constitution

1975 Dahomey becomes Benin

1973 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)

1967 Benin separates from Nigeria

1960 Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France

1958 Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community


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