{"id":124269,"date":"2025-12-07T20:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124269"},"modified":"2025-12-07T20:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:39:08","slug":"military-announces-takeover-of-government-in-benin-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/military-announces-takeover-of-government-in-benin-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Announces Takeover of Government in Benin Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soldiers in the West African nation of the Republic of Benin announced on Sunday that they have taken control of the government, declaring an apparent coup and dissolving state institutions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A group of uniformed officers identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR), appeared on state television and read a statement saying that they had \u201cremoved\u201d Patrice Talon from office as President, and had dissolved all state institutions. They installed Pascal Tigri, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Beninese Armed Forces, as their leader.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The takeover reportedly began early Sunday with an attack on Talon\u2019s residence in the capital, Porto-Novo. The assault was followed by troops seizing the national broadcaster, enabling them to announce the government\u2019s overthrow.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CMR announced immediate suspension of the constitution, closure of borders, and the suspension of all political parties.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the announcement, state TV and radio signals were cut. Meanwhile, the French Embassy reported gunfire at Camp Guezo near the presidential residence and urged French citizens in Benin to remain indoors for safety.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At this point, the whereabouts of President Talon remain unclear. The regular army has declared it is in the process of regaining control, but no official confirmation has been provided.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The takeover comes just months before scheduled presidential elections in April 2026, a vote that was due to mark the end of Talon\u2019s second term.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa Soldiers in the West African nation of the Republic of Benin announced on Sunday that they have taken control of the government, declaring an apparent coup and&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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