During the colonial era, the area that is now Benin came under French rule. From 1899 it was part of French West Africa. In 1946 it became an overseas territory of France under the name Dahomey. It became an autonomous republic within the French Community in 1959 and achieved complete independence on August 1, 1960. It was renamed Benin in 1975.
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