 Republic of Benin (1967)

The Republic of Benin was a short-lived unrecognized secessionist state in West Africa which existed for one day in 1967.It was established on 19 September 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War as a puppet state of Biafra, following its occupation of Nigeria's Mid-Western Region, and named after its capital, Benin City, with Albert Nwazu Okonkwo as its head of government.