The Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Benin (french: Parti communiste marxiste-léniniste du Bénin) is a

communist party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...

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 ...

led by Magloire Yansunnu. PCMLB was founded in

Cotonou Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...

February 20th, 1999. Yansunnu had been expelled from the Communist Party of Benin in 1998 following an internal schism in that party. PCMLB was the 112th political party to be legally registered in Benin.

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1999 establishments in Benin Communist parties in Benin Anti-revisionist organizations Hoxhaist parties Political parties established in 1999 Political parties in Benin {{CP-stub