National Rally for Democracy (Benin)
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National Rally for Democracy is a political party in Benin
. RND was legally recognized on October 5, 1990.
In 1997 Abimbola Adébayo Anani became the party president.
In the 2001 presidential elections, Anani was supported by RND and the Popular Front for the Republic. Anani later withdrew in favour of Mathieu Kérékou
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Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
. RND was legally recognized on October 5, 1990.
In 1997 Abimbola Adébayo Anani became the party president.
In the 2001 presidential elections, Anani was supported by RND and the Popular Front for the Republic. Anani later withdrew in favour of Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou, was President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 17 years, for most of that time under an officially Marxist-Leninist ideology, before he was stripped of his powers by the National Conference of...
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