1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état
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The 1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état was a military coup staged on 26 October 1972 by Major (later General) Mathieu Kérékou, who took control of the Republic of Dahomey[1] and ended a system of government established following the annulled 1970 presidential election, in which three members of the Presidential Council (Hubert Maga, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin and Sourou-Migan Apithy) were to rotate in power. Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin served as the Chairman at the time of the coup.[2]
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Part of Cold War | |||||||
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Government of the Republic of Dahomey |
Army faction
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Hubert Maga Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin Sourou-Migan Apithy | Mathieu Kérékou | ||||||
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