Benin: History
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Dahomey becomes an overseas territory of .
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Dahomey gains its independence from .
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Dahomey joins the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Dahomey is renamed the People鈥檚 Republic of Benin.
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Benin agrees to economic adjustment measures put forth by the World Bank and IMF.
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Benin joins the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, a group that aims to establish economic unity and a free trade area in Africa.
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Benin is awarded debt relief by the World Bank and the African Development Bank.
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Significant amounts of oil are discovered at a town along the disputed Benin- border.
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Patrice Talon is elected president.