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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Benin is bounded by Togo to the west, Burkina Faso and Niger to the north, Nigeria to the east, and the Bight of Benin to the south.
		Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, former Dahomey until 1975, is a country in Western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey or Dahomania.
		Politics of Benin takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Benin is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Benin (1286 words)

	Politics : The Benin-Ife Connection
		Apart from the fact that the Edo n ‘ekue (Edo-Akure-.partly Benin partly Yoruba by birth) blood in the man manifested itself, the experts in the Ibadan University contributed to the contradictions.
		Ekaladerhan (or Oduduwa) narrated his experience in Benin language thus: When he emerged from the bush into the village, he was led by the local people to their village head to whom he narrated his plight and how he wandered in the bush to get to the village.
		Benin traditional account has it that Oranmiyan could not live in Benin: he spent only akia (three lunar months) before he packed and left in anger.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/politics/p109052004.html (2221 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Politics of Benin
		Benin was thus the first African country to successfully effect the transition from dictatorship to a pluralistic political system.
		In the second round of National Assembly elections held in March 1995, Soglo's political vehicle, the Parti de la Renaissance du Benin, was the largest single party but lacked an overall majority.
		During the 2001 elections, however, alleged irregularities and dubious practices led to a boycott of the run-off poll by the main opposition candidates.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/po/Politics_of_Benin (680 words)

	Netiva and Benin, Africa
		I was fortunate to be selected as a Fulbright scholar for 2003-2004 in Porto Novo, Benin.
		Benin University where I was teaching and doing research.
		Among thousands of prominent Fulbright Scholar alumni are Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economist; Alan Leshner, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet; and Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel Corporation.
	www.neiu.edu /~ncaftori/benin.htm (464 words)

	Politics of Benin Information
		The current political system is derived from the 1990 Constitution of Benin and the subsequent transition to democracy in 1991.
		Its chief aims are to enshrine in law accountability, transparency, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, separation of governmental powers, the right to strike, universal suffrage (at age 18) and independence of the judiciary.
		The next presidential elections were held in March 2006; with both Kérékou and Soglo constitutionally unable to stand, political newcomer Yayi Boni was elected, defeating Houngbedji in a second round of voting.
	www.bookrags.com /Politics_of_Benin (1325 words)

	POLITICS-BENIN: A President Tempted to Outstay His Welcome?
		Added the head of Transparency International in Benin, Adrien Ahanhanzo-Glèlè: "The head of state...is humiliating the Beninese people by daring to tell us that in the ten years he has been in power, he has not been able to budget for the elections." (Transparency International is a Berlin-based NGO that fights against corruption.)
		If a new president is not elected in March, says political observer and academic Roger Gbégnonvi, then Kérékou is constitutionally obliged to hand over power to the head of the national assembly -- Kolawolé Idji -- who will then be in charge of organising a poll.
		Last week, 13 political parties joined forces with civic organisations to demand that the funds owed to CENA be disbursed.
	www.ipsnews.org /news.asp?idnews=31747 (909 words)

	BNW Magazine: Biafra-Nigeria-World Magazine: Ozodi Osuji Weekly Lectures on African Countries #3 of 54: Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The population of Benin is estimated at 6,736, 000.
		Benin, like many African countries, is bedeviled by the problem of ethnicity and politicians tend to be voted for by the members from their ethnic groups.
		Benin appears to tolerate the existence of many political parties, some of whom are African Movement for Democracy and Progress or MADEP, Alliance of the Social Democratic Party or PSD, Coalition of Democratic Forces, Democratic Renewal Party or PRD and many others.
	magazine.biafranigeriaworld.com /ozodi_thomas_osuji/2006/01/19/ozodi_osuji_weekly_lectures_on_african_countries_3_of_54_benin.php (1256 words)

	Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin. - book review African Arts - Find Articles
		In Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos brings together an understanding of Benin art and politics that is based on her own extensive fieldwork in Benin, which began in the 1960s with her collecting of oral traditions.
		The stability of Benin's ruling dynasty was threatened in the mid-seventeenth century, and it was only in the eighteenth century that reigning monarchs were able to stand firm against the challenges of powerful chiefs.
		In spite of social and political unrest, it was a period of remarkable artistic invention.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0438/is_1_35/ai_90331347 (811 words)

	Country Pages: Benin
		The Republic of Benin is a small, culturally rich nation in West Africa with an ethnically diverse population and a varied landscape stretching from the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the south, to the Niger River in the north.
		The majority of Benin's population is concentrated in the southern edge of the country along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
		The historical town of Porto Novo, with nearby lagoons and stilted fishing villages, is the official capital of Benin and houses the Musée Éthnographique.
	www.cies.org /country/benin.htm (726 words)

	Bantaba in Cyberspace - Benin: Democratic Succession
		Benin, which led the way in the wave of democracy movements in West Africa in the early 1990s, has again set an example for political transition.
		The Republic of Benin, one of the smallest African countries with a population of some five million has, thus, been held up as a success story and is today seen as a guide for other countries in the region and for Africa at large.
		Thus, the central enigma of the 1996 Benin election was the defeat of the incumbent president whose achievements made him one of the most respected African technocrats of his generation.
	www.gambia.dk /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=666 (2808 words)

	Edofolks - BENIN AND THE MIDWEST REFERENDUM
		It consisted of the Aboh, Agbor, Asaba, Awka, Benin, Forcados, Idah, Ifon, Ishan, Kwale, Okwoga, Onitsha, Sapele, Udi and Warri districts.
		The “Anioma” or “Western Ibo” subgroup of the Benin province, led by Asaba indigenes, requested to be merged with the Aboh division of the Warri province in a new Western Ibo province, but were overruled by the British because of the advent of the Second World War.
		Meanwhile deep discomfort in Benin with the provincial administrative changes of 1939 was heightened by proposals in the new Richards Constitution of 1946 for the formal creation of the Eastern, Western and Northern Regions in Nigeria.
	www.edofolks.com /html/pub105.htm (14000 words)

	Leonard Wantchekon, New York University
		Comparative politics is about comparing political behavior across a large or a small number of countries, or even in one country.
		The goal of this course is introduce students to these tools of political inquiry, and to cover the main aspects of political behavior such as voting, legislative and interest group politics, bureaucratic and judicial politics.
		This course is an introduction to recent studies on the role of political institutions in the process of economic development.
	www.nyu.edu /gsas/dept/politics/faculty/wantchekon/wantchekon_home.html (422 words)

	afrol News - Benin News
		Benin until now has been seen as Africa's freest country when it comes to activities of the press.
		This was decided by the government of Benín and a large number of parliamentarians this week, holding that it was necessary to stick to this much criticised punishment to avoid that the country becomes a refuge for international criminals.
		Most have reached the neighbour countries Benin and Ghana, where government and UN agencies are working hard to provide the many refugees with basic needs.
	www.afrol.com /countries/benin/news (1045 words)

	Benin
		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.
		The parliament of Benin is formed by the 83-seat National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), for which election are held every four years.
		Head of the government and head of state is the president, who is chosen in separate presidential elections held every five years.
	www.creekin.net /n20-benin.html (809 words)

	Benin - Gurupedia
		It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the west,
		Marxist government, and the country was renamed to the People's Republic of Benin.
		Since 1992 Vodun has been recognized as one of Benin's official religions, and a National Vodun Holiday is celebrated on January 10.
	www.gurupedia.com /b/be/benin.htm (662 words)

	Benin briefs on politics and economy
		Otherwise time is ticking by and Benin is heading for trouble and civil unrest in the very near future-line of ten years.
		That is the only way he could politically survive in a country, which population is acute in politics and demanding.
		Beninese are tired of corruption and disillusioned by political leaders who for decades had not improved their living conditions.
	businessafrica.net /africabiz/countries/benin.php (1637 words)

	Definition of benin
		Bronzes are now believed to have been cast in Benin since the [[thirteenth century]], and some in the...
		1: The '''[[bight (geography)Bight]] of Benin''' is a bay on the western African coast that ext...
		The Bight of Benin's shore soon came to be known as the "Slave Coast...
	www.wordiq.com /search/benin.html (812 words)

	Benin encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Benin politics and officials, Beninn History. Travel to Benin
		Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey or Dahomania.
		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.
		It has no particular connection to Benin City or the Kingdom of Benin, the source of the famous Benin Bronzes.
	www.beniniworld.com (257 words)

	POLITICS-NIGERIA: Benin Border Reopens
		Instead Tijjani was treated with kid gloves by the judiciary in Benin which released him, to the dismay of Nigerian authorities.
		In a Memorandum of Understanding, that the two leaders issued at the end of the Badagry meeting, both sides agreed that criminals shall be extradited and stolen goods, particularly vehicles, shall be returned immediately to the appropriate authorities in the country from which they were stolen.
		Comfort Obilaja, a head teacher in Lagos, says: ''Benin episode will also send a clear signal to other neighbouring countries, which are fond of harassing Nigerians or undermining our economy and security through the porous borders, to think twice''.
	www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=19697 (757 words)

	BENIN AND THE MIDWEST REFERENDUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Midwest patriots like the late Israel Amadi-Emina, Senior Divisional Adviser for the Benin and Delta provinces to the Western region Government were in regular attendance, at a risk to their civil service careers in the western region, explaining the inside mechanics of Action group rigging methods.
		It was from him and others in the system that all the administrative traps in the 1959 voters’ register were learnt, including fake names that had been planted there at the time of the voters’ registration in 1959.
		In yet another case, this time in Benin City itself, a local ward leader of the Action Group was approached by some colleagues in the Action Group to notify him that party policy was to oppose the creation of the Midwest.
	www.nigerdeltacongress.com /barticles/benin_and_the_midwest_referendum.htm (15625 words)

	Benin: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		In 1990, Benin abandoned Marxist ideology, began moving toward multiparty democracy, and changed its name again, to the Republic of Benin.
		By the end of the 1980s, Benin's economy was near collapse.
		Kérékou's socialist collectivization of Benin's agriculture and the ballooning bureaucracy further damaged the economy.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107337.html (640 words)

	Benin News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Presenting the trophy, Umar told the athletes from the University of Benin, who emerged as the winners, that he was also an athlete during his school days...
		The Grammy-nominated native of the West African country of Benin performs with Groban on the new album.
		Insurance FC of Benin skipper and centre half Kamoru Jimoh has said that his team can still play in...
	www.einnews.com /benin (1066 words)

	Government, Politics, Law: Benin: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
		Constitution, laws, statutes, directory of political parties and government institutions with biographical facts.
		Election results, political parties, and politicians along with an electoral calendar.
		The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest organization dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament, and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
	www.loc.gov /rr/international/amed/benin/resources/benin-government.html (497 words)

	Africa Book Centre Limited Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		BENIN, THE CONGO, BURKINA FASO: Politics, Economics and Society
		A volume in the Marxist Regimes Series, providing a brief introduction to the different histories and development of three countries, Benin, the Congo and Burkina Faso, former French colonies which have moved politically to the left. Index, bib, tables, maps, 300pp, UK. 086187482X
		An analysis of political developments: the author reviews chnages that have occured with the demise of the autocratic left regime of the period from 1988 to 1993, and sketches in the roles of new political actors in recent years. French text. BNS, 396pp, FRANCE. L'HARMATTAN, 2738477682
	www.africabookcentre.com /acatalog/Politics_Benin.html (120 words)

	Tsja \| politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Normally the electoral campaign ends with a debate between the political leaders on television.
		But this year that will be followed by a live registration of a show by the comedian Freek de Jonge in reaction on that debate.
		After a traumatic political 2002, the Dutch seem to have found some normality again, without forgetting the lessons the last year has given.
	www.tsja.nl /tinder/category/politics.html (4809 words)

	Professor Bruce Magnusson
		Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of Wisconsin, 1997; M.A., Political Science, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1991; B.A., French, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979
		Research interests, particularly in Africa: Institutional and policy dimensions of ethnicity, cultural diversity, and nationalism; Domestic and international security dimensions of democratization; Judicial politics, constitutionalism, and conflict resolution; Politics in Benin and in West Africa, more generally.
		Courses: Politics 147: International Politics; Politics 258: Politics in Africa; Politics 259: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion; Politics 338: North-South Relations; Politics 348: International Politics of Ethnic Conflict; Politics 367: African Political Thought; Politics 378: Transnationalism.
	www.whitman.edu /politics/faculty/bruce_magnusson.cfm (257 words)

	Politics of Benin - InformationBlast
		Between 1960 and 1972, a succession of military coups in Benin brought about many changes of government.
		During the 2001 elections, however, alleged irregularities and dubious practices led to a boycott of the run-off poll by the main opposition candidates.
		Administrative divisions: 12 provinces; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Couffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau (Benin), Zou
	www.informationblast.com /Politics_of_Benin.html (672 words)

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