Who was installed by coup, overthrowing the presidential council in 1972?
Mathieu Kérékou
Christophe Soglo
Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin
Sourou Migan Apithy
Answer
Mathieu Kérékou was installed by coup, overthrowing the presidential council in 1972. Kérékou was a military officer who had been a member of the presidential council since 1969. He led a coup d'état against the council on November 3, 1972, and established himself as president of Benin. Kérékou ruled Benin as a socialist state until 1990, when he was overthrown in a popular uprising.
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