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Hubert Maga

First president of independent Dahomey, ousted by a military coup.

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Hubert Maga

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He became Dahomey's first president after the country gained independence.[1] Maga's political career was marked by regionalism and a struggle for power with Sourou Migan Apithy and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin.[2] Hubert Coutoucou Maga, a Dahomey (later Benin) politician, was born on August 10, 1916 and died on May 8, 2000.[3]

Life and work

He claimed descent from the Kingdom of Bourgou's royal family and was raised in the Islamic faith by his Bariba mother and Voltaic father.[4] Following worker protests and a coup, the commander of Dahomey's 800-man army seized control of the government on October 28, 1963.[5] Maga's birth occurred on either August 10 or August 19, 1916, in Parakou, located in northern Dahomey, to parents who were peasants.[4] In 1935, Maga started working as a teacher in Natitingou.[1]

What the cited sources add

An Associated Press report from October 28, 1963 states that the army takeover followed workers' demands for Maga's ouster.[5] The same AP report identifies the coup leader as the commander of Dahomey's 800-man army.[5] The rulers.org index provides Maga's birth date as August 10, 1916 and his death date as May 8, 2000.[3]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Hubert Maga" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: .; . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Hubert Maga" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: .; .; .; .; .; . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Hubert Maga" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Limited, "The international who's who", Europa Publications, 20 January 1974; "Index Ma-Mam", www.rulers.org (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Hubert Maga" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schemmel, "rulers.org: Index Ma-Mam", 2008; .; .; .; .; . (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Associated Press, "Army Takes Over Dahomey", The Washington Post, 29 October 1963, p. A17. facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org

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1. In which place was Hubert Maga born?

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2. In what year was Hubert Maga born?

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Not quite. The answer is 1916.

From the source: “Born a peasant in 1916, Maga served as a schoolmaster from 1936 to 1945, during which time he gradually gained considerable influence among the uneducated.”

3. In what year did Hubert Maga die?

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From the source: “He died on May 8, 2000.”

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