The People's Revolutionary Party of Benin (french: Parti de la Révolution Populaire du Bénin) was a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in the
People's Republic of Benin. It was founded in 1975 by General
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 ...
. With the new constitution of 30 November 1975, PRPB became the
sole legal party in the country. Ideologically, the party stated it was committed to
Marxism-Leninism, although in practice was broadly
nationalist
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.
In the parliamentary elections of
1979,
1984 and
1989, PRPB was the only party contesting. In 1979, the lists of the party received 1,243,286 votes (97.9%), in 1984 the lists of the party received 1,811,208 votes (98.1%) and in 1989 the lists of the party received 1,695,860 votes (89.6%).
In 1989, the party renounced Marxism-Leninism as its official ideological guidance. It remained the governing force of Benin until 1990. The party was dissolved in 1990 and succeeded by the
Union of Forces of Progress.
[David Lea & Annamarie Rowe (2001) ''A Political Chronology of Africa'', Taylor & Francis, p34]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
National Revolutionary Assembly elections
See also
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National League of Patriotic Youth The National League of Patriotic Youth (french: Ligue nationale de la jeunesse patriotique, L.N.J.P.) was a political movement in Dahomey (later renamed Benin). The organization was founded in 1967. Its followers were nicknamed ''ligueurs''.
The Le ...
References
Political parties established in 1975
Communist parties in Benin
Parties of one-party systems
Formerly ruling communist parties
Defunct political parties in Benin
Political parties disestablished in 1990
1975 establishments in Benin
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