2019 in Benin

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Events in the year 2019 in Benin .

Incumbents

• President: Patrice Talon
• President of the National Assembly: Adrien Houngbédji (until 18 May); Louis Vlavonou (from 18 May)

Events

• 26 February–4 July – 2019 Benin protests ^[1]
• 28 April – 2019 Beninese parliamentary election

Deaths

• 21 March – Paul Kouassivi Vieira, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1949). ^[2]
• 22 October – Bachirou Osséni, footballer (b. 1985). ^[3]
• 6 November – Albert Tévoédjrè, writer and politician (b. 1929). ^[4]
• 12 November – Basile Adjou Moumouni, physician (b. 1922). ^[5]

References

1. "Protesters in Benin clash with police in post-election violence". Reuters. May 2, 2019.
2. Bishop Paul Kouassivi Vieira
3. "Benin's Osseni Bachirou passes away aged 33". BBC News . Archived from the original on 2023-03-24.
4. Bénin : Albert Tévoédjrè, figure intellectuelle et politique, est décédé (in French)
5. "Benin-Bereavement: Basile Adjou Moumouni passed away". Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.