People's Revolutionary Party of Benin

The People's Revolutionary Party of Benin (French: Parti de la Révolution Populaire du Bénin) was a political party in the People's Republic of Benin. It was founded in 1975 by General Mathieu Kérékou. With the new constitution of 30 November 1975, PRPB became the sole legal party in the country.[1] Ideologically, the party was committed to Marxism-Leninism.

People's Revolutionary Party of Benin

Parti de la révolution populaire du Bénin
FounderMathieu Kérékou
Founded30 November 1975
Dissolved1990 (1990)
Succeeded byUnion of Forces of Progress
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionFar-left
ColorsRed and green

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%).[2]

In 1989, the party renounced Marxism-Leninism as its ideological guidance. It remained the governing force of Benin until 1990.[3] The party was dissolved in 1990 and succeeded by the Union of Forces of Progress.[4]

Electoral history

National Revolutionary Assembly elections
Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position
1979 Mathieu Kérékou 1,248,613 98.3%
336 / 336
 336 1st
1984 1,811,808 98.2%
196 / 196
 140 1st
1989 1,695,860 89.6%
206 / 206
 10 1st

See also

References
  1. Chronologie BENIN Archived 2007-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ,
  3. BBCAfrique.com | Présidentielle 2006 au Bénin
  4. David Lea & Annamarie Rowe (2001) A Political Chronology of Africa, Taylor & Francis, p34


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