Benin’s transitional government and pluralism
In the 1991 runoff he won 67.7% against Kérékou, becoming the first opposition candidate in post-colonial Francophone Africa to win an election.
A Beninese politician and former World Bank official. He became transitional prime minister after the 1990 National Conference and defeated Kérékou in the 1991 presidential election. He led the transition from the socialist regime, rather than founding it.
Career Timeline
- 1965–1967Inspector of Finance
- 1967–1968Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
- 1990–1991Prime Minister
- 1991–1996President
- 1994Leader of the Renaissance Party (PRB)
- 2003–2015Mayor of Cotonou
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State and economic-policy context
A Beninese politician and former World Bank official. He became transitional prime minister after the 1990 National Conference and defeated Kérékou in the 1991 presidential election. He led the transition from the socialist regime, rather than founding it.
Public enterprises provided investment instruments but also burdened public finances and banks. Trade with Nigeria, export structure and administrative capacity shaped the crisis. Adjustment in 1989 and the National Conference in 1990 linked economic and political transition.