Coutoucou Hubert Maga (August 10, 1916 – May 8, 2000) was a politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin). He arose on a political scene where one's power...

Maga (name) Maga (footballer, born 1996), Brazilian women's football forward Maga (footballer, born 1999), Portuguese football defender Hubert Maga (1916–2000)...

between three leading political figures: Ahomadégbé, Hubert Maga, and Sourou-Migan Apithy. Maga peacefully handed power to Ahomadégbé on May 7, 1972....

who dominated the southeast, and Hubert Maga, whose power base was located in the north. Upon independence, Maga became the first president of Dahomey...

Constitutive Assembly and was re-elected for a number of terms. When Hubert Maga nominated him to that function, he was also the prime minister of Dahomey...

film maker Surname Hubert Maga (1916–2000), Dahomean politician (Benin) Othmar Mága (1929–2020), German music conductor Zoltán Mága (born 1974), Hungarian...

(1820–1875), German anatomist Hubert Lyautey (1854–1934), French general Hubert Maga (1916–2000), President of Dahomey Hubertus van Mook (1894–1965), Governor-General...

Dahomeyan Development Bank. Chabi Kao served in the cabinet of president Hubert Maga from 1960 to 1963, developing a close personal relationship. He was appointed...

country to independence was Hubert Maga. After 1960, there were coups and regime changes, with the figures of Hubert Maga, Sourou Apithy, Justin Ahomadégbé...

Council which included the three main political figures in the country: Hubert Maga, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, and Sourou-Migan Apithy. In addition, the...

control of the Republic of Dahomey to prevent a civil war. He overthrew Hubert Maga, whose presidency faced extreme economic stagnation and a host of other...

France Portugal 1 August 1960 31 July 1961 Hubert Maga  Benin  French West Africa  France 1 August 1960 Hubert Maga –  Niger 3 August 1960 Hamani Diori –  Burkina...

incidents in Parakou on the eve of the elections. Former presidents Hubert Maga, Sourou-Migan Apithy, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin received a majority...

French Dahomey led by Hubert Maga. The party was established in August 1957 by a merger of the Dahomeyan Democratic Movement led by Maga and the Independents...

taught in several schools in the north of the country, including CEG Hubert-Maga and the Notre-Dame de Fatima seminary, as well as in higher education...

Coup successful 28 October 1963  Dahomey 1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état Hubert Maga Christophe Soglo Coup successful 17 February 1964  Gabon 1964 Gabonese...

gained full independence from France. The republic's first president was Hubert Maga, who had been the Prime Minister during the overseas territory's last...

presidential election, in which three members of the Presidential Council (Hubert Maga, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin and Sourou-Migan Apithy) were to rotate in...

debt exploded from 424 to 817 million. The three former presidents, Hubert Maga, Sourou Migan Apithy, and Justin Ahomadegbe (imprisoned in 1972) were...

of the winning party would become president. As head of the PDU list, Hubert Maga was elected. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999)...

under western Europe Republic of Dahomey Presidents (complete list) – Hubert Maga, President (1960–1963) Christophe Soglo, Head of the Provisional Government...

7 May 1970 until 26 October 1972. The Presidential Council included Hubert Maga (former president from 1960 to 1963), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (former...

were won by Sourou-Migan Apithy of the Republican Party of Dahomey and Hubert Maga of the Ethnic Group of the North. Voter turnout was 47.4%. Dolf Sternberger...

lost out to Sourou-Migan Apithy of the List of the French Union and Hubert Maga of the Ethnic Group of the North who became the two deputies of Dahomey...

office Left office Time in office Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975) 1 Hubert Maga (1916–2000) 1960 1 August 1960 28 October 1963 (Deposed in a coup) 3 years...

three leading candidates – former Presidents Sourou-Migan Apithy and Hubert Maga, and former Prime Minister Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin – to a three-man Presidential...

Jacques Foccart Jacques Foccart (left), Hubert Maga (center), and Guy Chavanne (right) visiting a school in Torcy, Seine-et-Marne in 1961. Secretary-General...

Jacques Foccart (left), Hubert Maga (center), and Guy Chavanne (right) visiting a school in Torcy, Seine-et-Marne in 1961....

in Atakora being annulled, denying Hubert Maga victory. In order to prevent a civil war, Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Maga and the other main candidate Sourou-Migan...

were won by Sourou-Migan Apithy of the List of the French Union and Hubert Maga of the Ethnic Group of the North. Voter turnout was 44.3%. Dolf Sternberger...