What is People's Republic of Benin?
{{Infobox country |native_name = ''République populaire du Bénin'' |conventional_long_name = People's Republic of Benin |common_name = Benin |era = Cold War |government_type = [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[one-party republic]] |legislature = [[Revolutionary National Assembly of Benin|Revolutionary National Assembly]] |year_end = 1990 |event_pre = [[1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état|Military coup]] |date_pre = 26 October 1972 |event_end = Disestablished |date_end = 1 March |event_start = Established |date_start = 30 November |year_start = 1975 |p1 = Republic of Dahomey |flag_p1 = Flag of Benin.svg |s1 = Benin |flag_s1 = Flag of Benin.svg |image_flag = Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg |flag = Flag of Benin |image_coat = Emblem of the People's Republic of Benin.svg |symbol = Coat of arms of Benin |image_map = Benin (orthographic projection with inset).svg |capital = [[Porto-Novo]] |national_anthem = {{center|[[File:L'Aube Nouvelle.ogg]]''[[L'Aube Nouvelle]]''{{spaces|2}}{{small|(French)<br/>''The Dawn of a New Day''}}}} |common_languages = [[French language|French]], [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]], [[Fon language|Fon]] |currency = [[West African CFA franc]] ([[ISO 4217|XOF]]) |calling_code = 229 |leader1 = [[Mathieu Kérékou]] |year_leader1 = 1975–1990 |title_leader = [[President of Benin|President]] |footnotes = }} The '''People's Republic of Benin''' was a [[socialist state]] in the [[Gulf of Guinea]] on the [[Africa]]n continent. It became present-day [[Benin]]. The People's Republic was started on November 30, 1975, after the 1972 [[coup d'état]] in the [[Republic of Dahomey]]. It lasted until March 1, 1990, with a new constitution. The end of [[Marxism-Leninism]] in the nation was in 1989.<ref>[http://flagspot.net/flags/bj.html Benin]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.socialist.net/history-people-s-republic-of-benin.htm |title=A short history of the People's Republic of Benin (1974 - 1990) |access-da