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Title: | Regionalism, politics, and the military in Dahomey |
Author: | Decalo, Samuel |
Year: | 1973 |
Periodical: | Journal of Developing Areas |
Volume: | 7 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 449-477 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Benin |
Subject: | political stability |
External links: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/4190033 http://search.proquest.com/pao/docview/1311645089 |
Abstract: | The recent upheaval in Dahomey on 23-3-1972 underscored the continuation of deep-rooted systemic instability that had in twelve years of independence brought the country four constitutions, eight presidents and the Presidential Council, five successful military interventions, and a number of unsuccessful military coups and mutinies. The article presents a detailed case study of this political instability. Dahomey has experienced a slow decay of political institutions and the erosion of its public and political order. Sections: Regionalism, tribal cleavages, and political allegiances - The economic dimension - Dahomean musical chairs, 1960-65 - Military rule and disintegration - The Zinsou experiment - Back to origins - Postscript. Notes. |