Hubert Maga was born on August 10, 1916. He was a politician who served as the first president of the Republic of Dahomey from 1960 to 1963. Maga was born in Parakou, Dahomey, to a poor family. He attended school in Dahomey and France, and later became a lawyer. In 1947, Maga founded the Dahomean Democratic Party (PDG).
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