ocr: Benin has been at the forefront of African democratization. This process began at the National Conference of1990, when General Kerekou agreedto hold multiparty elections after years of military one- party rule.Following elections in 1991,Kerekou became the first of the Atrican one-party leaders to hand over power peacefully. Nicéphore Soglo, a former official of the World Bank and nephew of General Soglo, - who ruled from 1965 - to. 1967,took over the presidency. The former ruling party failedto gain any seats in the new parliament. The main political parties in Benin are regionally based and ...
