Mathieu Kérékou

Period in Office:	October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. Events 700-1899 740 - An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death. 1640 - The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England... October 26, 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. Events January January 2 - the Pierre Hotel Heist - Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the... 1972– April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). There are 271 days remaining. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. 1721 - Sir Robert Walpole enters office as the first Prime Minister of... April 4, 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously... 1991; April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). There are 271 days remaining. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. 1721 - Sir Robert Walpole enters office as the first Prime Minister of... April 4, 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. Events Environmental change The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York January 7 - One of the worst blizzards in American history hits eastern... 1996–
Predecessor:	Justin Tometin Ahomadegbe ( 1917- 8 March 2002) was a Benin political figure. He served as the president of Benin between 7 May and 26 October 1972, when he was overthrown. Categories: People stubs | 1917 births | Beninese politicians ... Justin Ahomadegbé (first time); Nicéphore Soglo (second time)
Successor:	Nicéphore Soglo (first time)
Date of Birth:	September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). There are 120 days remaining. Events 31 BC - Roman Civil War: Battle of Actium - Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra. 1649 - The Italian city of Castro is... September 2, 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. January 15 - Political violence has caused almost 100 deaths in Spain January 17 - US Congress... 1933
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(Ahmed) Mathieu Kérékou (born September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). There are 120 days remaining. Events 31 BC - Roman Civil War: Battle of Actium - Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra. 1649 - The Italian city of Castro is... September 2, 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. January 15 - Political violence has caused almost 100 deaths in Spain January 17 - US Congress... 1933) is the This page contains a list of presidents of Benin. Presidents of Benin, 1960–present Coutoucou Hubert Maga: 1 August 1960–27 October 1963 Christophe Soglo (Head of Provisional Government): 27 October 1963–25 January 1964 Sourou-Migan Apithy: 25 January 1964–27 November 1965 Justin Ahomadegb... president of Benin.

After having studied at military schools in The Republic of Mali is a country in west Africa, formerly a French colony. National motto: Un peuple, un but, une foi (French: One people, one goal, one faith) Official language French (official), Bambara, others Capital Bamako President Amadou Toumani Touré Prime Minister Ousmane Issoufi Maïga Area  - Total... Mali and The Republic of Senegal is a country south of the Senegal River in West Africa. Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. The Gambia forms a virtual enclave within Senegal, following... Senegal Kérékou served in the military, obtaining the grade of major. He seized power of The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey. It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the north. National motto: Fraternité, Justice... Benin in a military coup on October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. Events 700-1899 740 - An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death. 1640 - The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England... October 26, 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. Events January January 2 - the Pierre Hotel Heist - Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the... 1972 and made himself president. In November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. November begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Scorpio and ends in the sign of Sagittarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... November 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 3 - Prisoners Riot in Bathurst jail Riots much of jail destoyed by fire February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph... 1974 he nationalized the banks and the The history of the petroleum industry in North America began nearly simultaneously in Canada and the United States. Contents // Categories: Historical stubs | Petroleum ... petroleum industry, and proclaimed the country a Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). Leninism was developed mainly by the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, and it was... Marxist-Leninist state. He also renamed the country from Dahomey was an African kingdom situated in what is now Benin. The kingdom was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until the late nineteenth century, when it was conquered by French troops from Senegal and incorporated into Frances West African colonies. The origins of Dahomey can be traced... Dahomey to Benin on December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining. Events 1640 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. 1822 - Peter I is crowned as Emperor of Brazil. 1824... December 1, 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). Events January January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in... 1975. On September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). There are 94 days remaining. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. May have occurred September 29, records unclear. AD 1066 - William the Conqueror invades... September 28, 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980, Kérékou converted to Islam ( Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen?) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. Etymology In Arabic, Islām means submission and is described as a Dīn, meaning way of life... Islam and changed his first name to Ahmed, but he later started to used the name Mathieu again. He also later became a Born again is a term used originally and mainly in Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. By extension it is applied in other areas, including a transcending personal experience — or the experience of being spiritually reborn as a new human being. Christian concepts To... born-again Christian.

The first African dictator to allow a Democratization is the transition from authoritarian or semi-authoritarian systems to democratic political systems, where democratic systems are taken to be those approximating to universal suffrage, regular free and fair elections, a civil society, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary. Factors that have long been assumed to lead... democratization process in his country, his party, Popular Revolutionary Party of Benin (Parti de la révolution populaire du Bénin, PRPB), denounced Marxism in 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1990 in video gaming January January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 - Lt Gen... 1990. Multi-party elections were allowed in 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously... 1991, which Kérékou lost, obtaining only 32 percent of the vote, less than half the share of former Prime Minister Nicéphore Soglo. In the 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. Events Environmental change The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York January 7 - One of the worst blizzards in American history hits eastern... 1996 elections Kérékou defeated Soglo in a run-off election and regained the precidency. He was re-elected for a second five-year term in March 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001. It has since been discovered that the American corporation Titan financed his re-election questioning the validity of his re-election campaign.

During Kérékou's second time in office his government has followed a liberal economic path. The period has also seen Benin take part in international peacekeeping missions in other African states. The constitution of Benin will prohibit Kérékou from running again in 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It has been designated: The International Year of Deserts and Desertification Predicted and scheduled events January January 1 - Deadline by which the small remainder of non-metric road distance signs in the Republic of Ireland must be changed... 2006 as he will be older than 70 years, the limit, and he has said that he does not want to change this. Nevertheless, there is speculation about his intentions.

External links

• US company admits Benin bribery (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4310331.stm)