What the records say
- When
- 28 Oct 1963
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 6.48° N, 2.62° E
- Description
- coup d'état
1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état
Coup d'état
The 1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état was staged on October 28, 1963, by Christophe Soglo, who took control of the Republic of Dahomey to prevent a civil war. He overthrew Hubert Maga, whose presidency faced extreme economic stagnation and a host of other problems.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Benin”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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