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- Hubert_Maga abstract "Coutoucou Hubert Maga (August 1916 – May 8, 2000) was a politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin). He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey they lived. Born a peasant in 1916, Maga served as a schoolmaster from 1936 to 1945, during which time he gradually gained considerable influence among the uneducated. He was elected to Dahomey's territorial assembly in 1947 and founded the Northern Ethnical Group, later renamed the Dahomey Democratic Rally (Rassemblement Démocratique du Dahomé). In 1951, Maga was elected to the French National Assembly, where he served in various positions, including premier from 1959 to 1960. When Dahomey gained its independence from France on August 11, 1960, Maga was appointed to the presidency, and was officially elected to that post on December 11.During Maga's term of office, Dahomey's economy collapsed; there was little foreign investment and unemployment rose. In response, he launched a four-year plan in January 1962, the basis of which was to increase agricultural production by forcing the nation's youths to work on the land. Maga also faced a national crisis of unity, culminating in a failed assassination plot against him in May 1961 led by the main opposition leader, Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin. Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin was jailed, and by the time of his release in November 1962, a single-party state had been established and the opposition press had been restricted. In 1963, convicted murderer Christophe Bokhiri was released from prison, prompting riots around the country, but the focus of the rioting soon shifted toward Maga's problems as president. The riots became so serious that the Chief of Staff of the Dahomeyan Army, Christophe Soglo, took control of the country in October to prevent a civil war. After forcing Maga to resign, Soglo gave him, Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, and vice president Sourou Migan Apithy, the titles of Minister of State. Shortly afterwards, Maga was convicted of plotting to assassinate Soglo and of corruption, for which he was incarcerated. Following his release in 1965, he took refuge in Togo before moving to Paris. In 1970, he returned to Dahomey to serve as head of a rotating three-man presidential council, which included Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin and Apithy. On October 26, 1972, Mathieu Kérékou was installed by a coup, overthrowing then-chairman Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin. Maga and the other members of the council were imprisoned until 1981. Maga retired from public life after his release, only making an appearance at the National Conference of 1990, which gave amnesty to all Beninese political refugees. He died on May 8, 2000.".
- Hubert_Maga activeYearsEndDate "1959-05-22".
- Hubert_Maga activeYearsEndDate "1960-08-01".
- Hubert_Maga activeYearsEndDate "1963-10-22".
- Hubert_Maga activeYearsEndDate "1972-05-07".
- Hubert_Maga activeYearsStartDate "1951-06-17".
- Hubert_Maga activeYearsStartDate "1959-05-22".
- Hubert_Maga activeYearsStartDate "1960-08-01".
- Hubert_Maga activeYearsStartDate "1970-05-07".
- Hubert_Maga alias "Coutoucou Hubert Maga".
- Hubert_Maga birthDate "1916".
- Hubert_Maga birthDate "1916-08-19".
- Hubert_Maga birthPlace French_Dahomey.
- Hubert_Maga birthPlace Parakou.
- Hubert_Maga birthYear "1916".
- Hubert_Maga deathDate "2000-05-08".
- Hubert_Maga deathPlace Benin.
- Hubert_Maga deathPlace Cotonou.
- Hubert_Maga deathPlace Dahomey.
- Hubert_Maga deathYear "2000".
- Hubert_Maga orderInOffice "Chairman of the Presidential Council".
- Hubert_Maga orderInOffice "Deputy to the French National Assembly".
- Hubert_Maga orderInOffice "Premier of Dahomey".
- Hubert_Maga orderInOffice "President of Dahomey".
- Hubert_Maga party Rassemblement_D%C3%A9mocratique_du_Dahom%C3%A9.
- Hubert_Maga successor Christophe_Soglo.
- Hubert_Maga successor Justin_Ahomad%C3%A9gb%C3%A9-Tom%C3%AAtin.
- Hubert_Maga thumbnail Parakou.png?width=300.
- Hubert_Maga vicePresident Sourou-Migan_Apithy.
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- Hubert_Maga alternativeNames "Coutoucou Hubert Maga".
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- Hubert_Maga birthDate "--08-10".
- Hubert_Maga birthPlace French_Dahomey.
- Hubert_Maga birthPlace Parakou.
- Hubert_Maga caption "President Hubert Maga, c. 1962".
- Hubert_Maga dateOfBirth "August 1916".
- Hubert_Maga dateOfDeath "2000-05-08".
- Hubert_Maga deathDate "2000-05-08".
- Hubert_Maga deathPlace Benin.
- Hubert_Maga deathPlace Cotonou.
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- Hubert_Maga name "Coutoucou Hubert Maga".
- Hubert_Maga name "Hubert Maga".
- Hubert_Maga order List_of_heads_of_state_of_Benin.
- Hubert_Maga order "Deputy to the French National Assembly".
- Hubert_Maga party Rassemblement_D%C3%A9mocratique_du_Dahom%C3%A9.
- Hubert_Maga placeOfBirth French_Dahomey.
- Hubert_Maga placeOfBirth Parakou.
- Hubert_Maga placeOfDeath Cotonou.
- Hubert_Maga placeOfDeath Dahomey.
- Hubert_Maga predecessor Paul-Émile_de_Souza.
- Hubert_Maga predecessor Sourou-Migan_Apithy.
- Hubert_Maga predecessor "None".
- Hubert_Maga quote "Experience has shown that neither a two party nor a three party system can lead Dahomey out of its present stagnation. Only a majority party that truly represents the nation can, under the circumstances, reach decisions that are acceptable to the bulk of the population. I refer to a truly majority party, and not an artificial coalition.".
- Hubert_Maga religion "Roman Catholic".
- Hubert_Maga shortDescription "First president of Benin".
- Hubert_Maga source "— Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin".
- Hubert_Maga successor Christophe_Soglo.
- Hubert_Maga successor Justin_Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin.
- Hubert_Maga successor "None".
- Hubert_Maga termEnd "1959-05-22".
- Hubert_Maga termEnd "1960-08-01".
- Hubert_Maga termEnd "1963-10-22".
- Hubert_Maga termEnd "1972-05-07".
- Hubert_Maga termStart "1951-06-17".
- Hubert_Maga termStart "1959-05-22".
- Hubert_Maga termStart "1960-08-01".
- Hubert_Maga termStart "1970-05-07".
- Hubert_Maga vicepresident Sourou-Migan_Apithy.
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- Hubert_Maga description "First president of Benin".
- Hubert_Maga description "First president of Benin".
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:1916_births.
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- Hubert_Maga subject Category:Beninese_politicians.
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:Beninese_prisoners_and_detainees.
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:Foreign_ministers_of_Benin.
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:Leaders_ousted_by_a_coup.
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:Members_of_the_National_Assembly_of_France.
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:People_from_Parakou.
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:Prime_Ministers_of_Benin.
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:Prisoners_and_detainees_of_Benin.
- Hubert_Maga subject Category:Rassemblement_Démocratique_du_Dahomé_politicians.
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- Hubert_Maga type BeninesePoliticians.
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