The G13 Baobab Alliance (french: Alliance G13 Baobab, AG13B) is a

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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 north ...

History

The Group of 13 (G13) was established in 2008 by a group of influential MPs led by Salifou Issa.Tom Lansford (2013) ''Political Handbook of the World 2013'', CQ Press, p145 Primarily representing business interests, it rejected a place in President Yayi Boni's cabinet and joined the G4, Key Force and several minor parties that had pledged to unseat Boni in the

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. It was speculated that the G13 would put forward

Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah ( ar, عبد الله ''ʿAbdu-llahi''; ''servant of God''), given name of Muhammad's father. People with this name include: Gi ...

as its candidate in the election. Although Bio-Tchané subsequently ran as an independent, he was supported by some party members not linked with the

Union for Relief The ''Union for Relief' (''Union pour la Relève (UPR)'') is a political party of Benin. In the parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. T ...

. Prior to the 2011 parliamentary elections, the G13 Baobab Alliance was formed by independent candidates. It received 6% of the vote, winning two seats, with Venance Lubin Gnigla, chairman of the

Coalition for an Emerging Benin The Coalition for an Emerging Benin (''Coalition pour un Bénin Emergent'') is a political party of Benin. In the parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political ...

(CBE), and Valentin Aditi Houdé becoming MPs for the alliance.

References

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