Bénin’s president patrice talon: an unconventional political figure

On Saturday, December 13, in Cotonou, Bénin, hundreds of individuals, predominantly young people, gathered to protest a recent attempted coup d’état. This demonstration occurred six days after mutineers had declared on television, on the morning of December 7, that they had successfully deposed President Patrice Talon. Nevertheless, the coup was effectively neutralized by the army during the same day, reportedly with assistance…