The Congress of People for Progress () is a
political party
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in
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
.
At the last
legislative
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Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
elections
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in Benin, on March 30, 2003, the party was a member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of
Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou (; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician who served as President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.
After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 19 years, for ...
, who had won the 2001 presidential elections. It took part in a combined list of the
Movement for Development by Culture, the
Party of Salvation and the Congress of People for Progress, that won 2 of the 83 available seats.
References
Political parties in Benin
Political parties with year of establishment missing
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