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	Benin RISE TO POWER
		Mathieu Kérékou first attracted public attention as the commander of a paratroop unit that played an important role in the 1967 coup that overthrew General Soglo.
		Although a key player and later chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council (1967–68), which was responsible for organizing the coup, Kérékou did not assume a cabinet position in the subsequent government of President Alley.
		During the first round of the 2001 elections, which began with 17 candidates, allegations of fraud, including the disappearance of opposition ballots and padded voter registration lists by Kérékou followers, led to a boycott of the run-off poll by the main opposition candidates.
	nationsencyclopedia.com /World-Leaders-2003/Benin-RISE-TO-POWER.html (721 words)

	President Mathieu Kerekou leaves after 29 years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		COTONOU, 7 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - Bucking a regional trend towards constitutional revision and chaotic political successions, Benin’s long-serving ruler Mathieu Kerekou at midnight on Wednesday observed the constitutional age limit and ceded the presidency to Boni Yayi, in a bow to democracy.
		Fittingly for a man who ran his country through different ideologies, Kerekou’s motto was “the stick cannot break in the arms of a chameleon”.
		Kerekou’s adherence to the constitution and his successful engineering of a peaceful succession is made all the more remarkable given the often less than democratic norm in the region.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=52665 (628 words)

	afrol News - Your Portal to Africa!
		Kerekou was expected to win, as only the fourth place candidate Bruno Amoussou from the first round had agreed to face off against him.
		Mathieu Kerekou now is set for his second and last five-year term as President of the Republic of Benin.
		Five years later, in 1996, the fight was again between Soglo and Kerekou, but Kerekou regained his ascendancy at the polls.
	www.afrol.com /html/News2001/ben007_kerekou_wins.htm (901 words)

	How to reconnect with the young people? - Interview with François Woukoache
		In 1996, when the results of the second round of the presidential election were declared and Mathieu Kérékou's unimaginable victory became a reality, Nicéphore Soglo seemed to hesitate as to whether or not he ought to accept the bitter verdict.
		But the key to success came primarily from the fact the the Beninese people clearly perceived that, in their march towards democracy, they necessarily had to accept a transition period in which the different political forces would reconcile and learn to build the foundations of a new society together.
		If Nicéphore Soglo was able to complete his mandate (1991-1996), if Mathieu Kérékou has lasted without being a danger to democracy, it is largely due to the presidential regime which the Beninese had the inspiration to set up in their Republic.
	www.africultures.com /anglais/articles_anglais/afan.htm (2067 words)

	OTAL - Benin
		Kerekou was born in 1933 and educated in Senegal and Mali before joining the French army.
		The elections are the fourth to be held since the introduction of party politics in 1990 when Mr Kerekou, a Marxist coup leader, ceded his election loss to a political rival.
		President Mathieu Kérékou of Benin was the only serious contestant in the second round of the country’s 2001 presidential elections held on 22nd March.
	www.otal.com /benin/beninministry.htm (934 words)

	Spero News \| Africa's big men cling to power
		Kerekou announced his decision not to run during a meeting with a teacher group July 11.
		When Kerekou returned to power in 1996, after having been beaten by Nicephore Soglo in 1991 and after serving as a military ruler between 1972 and 1989, he promised to place his mandate under ''the will of God''.
		While Kerekou himself was silent on the matter, many people suspected he wanted to amend the constitution because some of his advisors went on national television to justify the need for such a change.
	www.speroforum.com /site/article.asp?id=1723 (1079 words)

	Benin: Democratic Succession
		Both Kerekou and his predecessor Nicephore Soglo were ineligible to run under the constitution, which prohibits candidates over 70 years old.
		The high-flying 54-year-old economist who takes over 6 April from outgoing President Mathieu Kerekou is a devout evangelist who publicly thanked God after heading a field of 26 candidates in the first round of the vote -- his maiden political run.
		In February 1990, mass protest and external pressure by France led the military regime of General Krkou to convene a national conference (a gathering of representatives of all the political groups of that time) that gave birth to a democratic renewal.
	www.africafocus.org /docs06/ben0604.php (2825 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| african news Benin election marred by confusion
		Voters in the west African nation of Benin voted peacefully for a new president to replace long-serving President Mathieu Kerekou on Sunday, in run-off polls overshadowed by last minute confusion.
		As a result many voters were informed only late on Saturday that the poll was to be held, and the electoral commission had to rush ballot papers across the country.
		International monitors pronounced the first round broadly free and fair, despite warnings of fraud from Kerekou, who has ruled Benin for 30 of the past 34 years but who at 72 is considered too old to stand for re-election.
	iafrica.com /news/africannews/981641.htm (646 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Benin's 'magical' leader
		But in the 1991 presidential elections, Mr Kerekou was elbowed out of office by Nicephore Soglo and many still wander what went wrong with his charms.
		If Mathieu Kerekou, a former army general who will turn 70 in a few weeks' time, is not aware of the security situation within the borders of his country, what on earth is he doing in the presidential seat, some wonder.
		All the same, Mr Kerekou is said to be a man who utterly dislikes social injustice and ethnic bias.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/africa/3166593.stm (397 words)

	Embassy of France in the US - France/Benin
		Letter of Jacques Chirac, President of the Republic, to Mathieu Kerekou, President of Benin.
		You have also been the indefatigable champion of the world's poorest countries in the international organizations and the brilliant spokesman of the African cotton-producing countries.
		Your name, President Kerekou, will remain in people's memories, alongside those of the forgers of your continent's history, as that of an ardent defender of the humanist values which we share particularly within La Francophonie [international Francophone organization].
	www.info-france-usa.org /news/statmnts/2006/chirac_kerekou032806.asp (294 words)

	Mathieu Kérékou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On 28 September 1980, he converted to Islam and changed his first name to Ahmed, but he later started to use the name Mathieu again.
		^ "Official Result in Benin Vote Shows Big Loss for Kerekou", AP, The New York Times, March 26, 1991.
		^ "Kerekou says will retire next year, will not change constitution to stay in power", IRIN, July 12, 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mathieu_K%C3%A9r%C3%A9kou (1129 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Benin
		In the first decade after independence in 1960 it was ruled by a succession of military leaders until Major Mathieu Kerekou seized power in 1972 and gradually restored civilian rule.
		Before being colonised by France towards the end of the 1800s, the area comprised several independent states, including the Kingdom of Dahomey, which had a well-trained standing army and was geared towards the export of slaves and later palm oil.
		However, during the 1980s Mr Kerekou resigned from the army to become a civilian head of state and liberalised the economy.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064527.stm (666 words)

	1BluePlanet Benin
		The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin.
		A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles.
		KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged.
	www.1blueplanet.com /benin.html (544 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - Government of Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The last of these brought to power Major Mathieu Kérékou as the head of a regime professing strict Marxist-Leninist principles.
		During the 2001 elections, however, alleged irregularities and dubious practices led to a boycott of the run-off poll by the main opposition candidates.
		The four top-ranking contenders following the first round presidential elections were Mathieu Kérékou (incumbent) 45.4%, Nicephore Soglo (former president) 27.1%, Adrien Houngbedji (National Assembly Speaker) 12.6%, and Bruno Amoussou (Minister of State) 8.6%.
	globaledge.msu.edu /IBRD/CountryGovt.asp?CountryID=187&RegionID=5 (757 words)

	Benin: Key events
		Another military coup d’état brings Commander Mathieu Kérékou to power.
		Mathieu Kérékou elected President of the Republic by the National Revolutionary Assembly.
		General Mathieu Kérékou elected with 52.49% of the votes ahead of Nicéphore Soglo.
	www.etat.sciencespobordeaux.fr /_anglais/chronologie/benin.html (394 words)

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		BENIN: President Mathieu Kerekou leaves after 29 years - OCHA IRIN
		BENIN: President Mathieu Kerekou leaves after 29 years
		IRIN is a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=52665&SelectRegion=West_Africa (743 words)

	Tire Tracks
		Benin, a narrow, north-south strip of land in West Africa, lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer.
		In 1972, a military coup led by Mathieu Kérékou overthrew the council.
		He established a Marxist government under the control of Military Council of the Revolution (CNR), and the country was renamed to the People's Republic of Benin in 1975.
	www.tiretracks.org /benin_info.php (2919 words)

	Goverment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		chief of state: President Mathieu KEREKOU (since 4 April 1996); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
		head of government: President Mathieu KEREKOU (since 4 April 1996); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
		election results: Mathieu KEREKOU reelected president; percent of vote - Mathieu KEREKOU 84.1%, Bruno AMOUSSOU 15.9%
	burns.dcb.du.edu /goverment.asp?id=9 (190 words)

	Benin Government Information
		The four top-ranking contenders following the first round presidential elections were Mathieu Kerekou (incumbent) 45.4%, Nicephore Soglo (former president) 27.1%, Adrien Houngbedji (National Assembly Speaker) 12.6%, and Bruno Amoussou (Minister of State) 8.6%.
		This left Kerekou to run against his own Minister of State, Amoussou, in what was termed a "friendly match."
		In December 2002, Benin held its first municipal elections since before the institution of Marxism-Leninism.
	www.traveldocs.com /bj/govern.htm (759 words)

	..: LE JOURNAL CHRETIEN [BENIN: President Mathieu “the chameleon” Kerekou leaves after 29 years] :..
		BENIN: President Mathieu “the chameleon” Kerekou leaves after 29 years
		COTONOU, 6 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - Bucking a regional trend towards constitutional revision and chaotic political successions, Benin’s long-serving ruler Mathieu Kerekou at midnight on Wednesday observed the constitutional age limit and ceded the presidency to Boni Yayi, in a bow to democracy.
		Fittingly for a man who ran his country through three ideologies and himself converted first to Islam and then became a born-again Christian, Kerekou’s motto was “the stick cannot break in the arms of a chameleon”.
	www.spcm.org /Journal/article.php3?id_article=1954 (767 words)

	RIGHTS-BENIN: STEPPING UP THE FIGHT AGAINST FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
		A 'No More Excisions' festival is planned for Benin in April.
		President Mathieu Kerekou, who first suggested 2005 as a deadline for rooting out female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, is expected to attend this event.
		The Germany-based International Action Against Female Genital Mutilation (INTACT) operates with the assistance of local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that are also active in trying to eliminate FGM, sometimes referred to as female circumcision.
	www.exodusnews.com /worldnews/world058.htm (945 words)

	Benin Government - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		chief of state: President Mathieu KEREKOU (since 4 April 1996); note—the president is both the chief of state and head of government
		head of government: President Mathieu KEREKOU (since 4 April 1996); note—the president is both the chief of state and head of government
		election results: Mathieu KEREKOU elected president; percent of vote—Mathieu KEREKOU 52.49%, Nicephore SOGLO 47.51%
	www.photius.com /wfb/wfb1999/benin/benin_government.html (425 words)

	Benin 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ...
		Legal system: based on French civil law and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
		Executive branch: chief of state: President Mathieu KEREKOU (since 4 April 1996); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
		Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (83 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)
	www.theodora.com /wfb2003/benin/benin_government.html (345 words)

	Benin Government 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		chief of state: President Mathieu KEREKOU (since 4 April 1996); note - the presidentis both the chief of state and head of government
		election results: Mathieu KEREKOU elected president; percent of vote - Mathieu KEREKOU52.49%, Nicephore SOGLO 47.51%
		Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (83 seats; membersare elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)
	www.photius.com /wfb1997/benin/benin_government.html (333 words)

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		Intense pressure from domestic opinion and from the European Union - which threatened cuts in aid and promised US$4 million towards the $6 mn.
		election budget - persuaded President Mathieu Kérékou's outgoing government not to cancel the ballot.
		The result on 19 March, accepted by all, was the election at the second round of Yayi Boni, with nearly 75 per cent of the vote, to 25 per cent for Adrien Houngbedji.
	www.africa-confidential.com /index.aspx?pageid=22&countryid=3 (11460 words)

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