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The 'People's Revolutionary Party of Benin' () was a political party in Benin. It was founded in 1975 by General Mathieu Kérékou. With the new constitution of November 30 1975, PRPB became the sole legal party in the country.^[1] Ideologically, the party was committed to Marxism-Leninism.
In the parliamentary elections of 1979 and 1984, PRPB was the only party contesting. In 1979, the lists of the party received 1,243,286 votes (97.9%) and in 1984 the lists of the party received 1,811,208 votes (98.1%).^[2]
In 1989, the party renounced Marxism-Leninism as its ideological guidance. It remained the governing force of Benin until 1990.^[3]

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