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The '''Communist Party of Benin''' (in [[French language|French]]: ''Parti Communiste du Bénin'') is a [[Communism|communist]] [[political party]] in [[Benin]].<ref name="HoungnikpoDecalo2013">{{cite book|last1=Houngnikpo|first1=Mathurin C.|last2=Decalo|first2=Samuel|title=Historical Dictionary of Benin|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0yGPTsRubWEC&pg=PA282|edition=Fourth|year=2013|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|location=Lanham|isbn=978-0-8108-7171-7|page=282|chapter=Parti Communiste du Bénin (PCB)}}</ref> PCB was founded in 1977 by the [[Union of Communists of Dahomey]]. The party was initially called '''Communist Party of Dahomey''' (''Parti Communiste du Dahomey'').<ref>{{cite book|last=Day|first=Alan John|title=Political Parties of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pmwYAAAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=John Harper|location=London|isbn=978-0-9536278-7-5|page=51}}</ref> The first secretary of the party is [[Pascal Fantodji]]. PCB publishes ''La Flamme''. | The '''Communist Party of Benin''' (in [[French language|French]]: ''Parti Communiste du Bénin'') is a [[Communism|communist]] [[political party]] in [[Benin]].<ref name="HoungnikpoDecalo2013">{{cite book|last1=Houngnikpo|first1=Mathurin C.|last2=Decalo|first2=Samuel|title=Historical Dictionary of Benin|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0yGPTsRubWEC&pg=PA282|edition=Fourth|year=2013|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|location=Lanham|isbn=978-0-8108-7171-7|page=282|chapter=Parti Communiste du Bénin (PCB)}}</ref> PCB was founded in 1977 by the [[Union of Communists of Dahomey]]. The party was initially called '''Communist Party of Dahomey''' (''Parti Communiste du Dahomey'').<ref>{{cite book|last=Day|first=Alan John|title=Political Parties of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pmwYAAAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=John Harper|location=London|isbn=978-0-9536278-7-5|page=51}}</ref> The first secretary of the party is [[Pascal Fantodji]]. PCB publishes ''La Flamme''. | ||
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The Communist Party of Benin (in French: Parti Communiste du Bénin) is a communist political party in Benin.[1] PCB was founded in 1977 by the Union of Communists of Dahomey. The party was initially called Communist Party of Dahomey (Parti Communiste du Dahomey).[2] The first secretary of the party is Pascal Fantodji. PCB publishes La Flamme.
PCB was an illegal party, working in a clandestine manner against the Kérékou regime,[1] and was only legally recognized on September 17, 1993.
During the Cold War, the party was pro-Albanian.[1] PCB is associated with the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle).
In the legislative elections of 1995, PCB got one MP elected.[1]
In the 1996 presidential elections, PCB candidate Pascal Fantodji got 17,977 votes (1.08%).[1]
In 1998, Magloire Yansunnu was expelled. In 1999, Yansunnu formed the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Benin.[1]