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Republic of Benin

unrecognized secessionist state in West Africa that existed for one day in 1967, established on 19 September 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War as a puppet state of Biafra
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Republic of Benin

Summary

Republic of Benin is a historical country[1]. It draws 162 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #447 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Republic of Benin's instance of is recorded as historical country[3].
  • Republic of Benin's instance of is recorded as state with limited recognition[4].
  • Republic of Benin's capital is recorded as Benin City[5].
  • Republic of Benin's official language is recorded as English[6].
  • Republic of Benin's currency is recorded as Biafran pound[7].
  • Republic of Benin's basic form of government is recorded as republic[8].
  • Republic of Benin's flag is recorded as flag of the Republic of Benin[9].
  • Republic of Benin's locator map image is recorded as Benin Republic in its region (1967).svg[10].
  • +1967-09-19T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Republic of Benin[11].
  • Republic of Benin was dissolved in +1967-09-20T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Republic of Benin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.4499982, 'lon': 7.499998}[13].
  • Republic of Benin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0118z3b7[14].
  • Republic of Benin's replaces is recorded as Biafra[15].
  • Republic of Benin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Republic of Benin'}[16].
  • Republic of Benin's different from is recorded as Benin[17].
  • Republic of Benin's language used is recorded as Edo[18].
  • Republic of Benin's language used is recorded as English[19].
  • Republic of Benin's official religion is recorded as Catholicism[20].

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Founding

+1967-09-19T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Republic of Benin[11].

Dissolution

Republic of Benin was dissolved in +1967-09-20T00:00:00Z[12].

Why It Matters

Republic of Benin draws 162 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #447 of 1,549).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Benin Benin City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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