# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q1108659](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1108659)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Benin_(1967))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/republic-of-benin