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07 December 2025
Benin soldiers claim to have overthrown President Talon in apparent coup
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- Soldiers have appeared on Benin’s state television and announced the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup.
- The group, which called itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, announced the removal of President Patrice Talon and all state institutions.
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