Socialist Revolution Party of Benin

Socialist Revolutionary Party of Benin
Parti de la Révolution Socialiste du Bénin
FounderMax Mensah Aithson (Togo)
Théophile Béhanzin (Dahomey)
Founded28 July 1959
Split fromJuvento
HeadquartersCotonou
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Political positionFar-left

Socialist Revolution Party of Benin (French: Parti de la Révolution Socialiste du Bénin) was a Marxist-Leninist political party operating in Togo and Dahomey. It was founded in Cotonou on July 28, 1959.[1][2][3] The party united Juvento dissidents from Togo and Dahomeyan trade unionists.[1] The founding declaration of the party was signed by Max Mensah Aithson (Togo) and Théophile Béhanzin (Dahomey).[2]

  1. ^ a b L'Afrique et l'Asie (45-48 ed.). 1959. p. 66.
  2. ^ a b Le Contrat social. Vol. 6. Institut d'histoire sociale. 1962. p. 19.
  3. ^ Kolarz, Walter (1962). "The Impact of Communism on West Africa". International Affairs. 38 (2): 156–169. doi:10.2307/2610375. JSTOR 2610375.