Mathieu Kérékou (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Mathieu Kérékou" in English language version.

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archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Richmond, Yale; Gestrin, Phyllis (1998). Into Africa: Intercultural Insights. Intercultural Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1877864575.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 8^th place; English: 10^th place)

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"Benin 'day of mourning'", BBC News, 6 April 2001.
"US company admits Benin bribery", BBC News, 2 March 2005.
Okanla, Karim (20 August 2003). "Benin's 'magical' leader". BBC News.

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Benin profile – Timeline". BBC News. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

M. Lentz, Harris (2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
"Benin". Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Europa Publications. 2003. pp. 55–56. ISBN 9781857431261.
Le Vine, Victor T. (2004). Politics in Francophone Africa. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 145. ISBN 9781588262493.
Allen, Chris (1992). "'Goodbye to All That': The Short and Sad Story of Socialism in Benin". In Hughes, Arnold (ed.). Marxism's Retreat from Africa. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780714645025.
Claffey, Patrick (2007). "Kérékou the Chameleon, Master of Myth". In Strauss, Julia C.; O'Brien, Donal Cruise (eds.). Staging Politics: Power and Performance in Asia and Africa. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 98–101. ISBN 9781845113674.
Adesina, Olutayo (2005). "Benin, Republic of (Dahomey) Kérékou, Mathieu (1935–)". In Shillington, Kevin (ed.). Encyclopedia of African History: A - G.. 1. Encyclopedia of African History. pp. 242+. ISBN 9781579582456.
Cyr, Ruth Nora (2001). Twentieth Century Africa. San Jose, California: Writers Club Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780595189823.

britannica.com (Global: 40^th place; English: 58^th place)

Benin, Year in Review: 1996, Encyclopædia Britannica.

ctvnews.ca (Global: 768^th place; English: 482^nd place)

"U.S. singer Ciara among the first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin". CTVNews. 29 July 2025.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Decalo, Samuel (June 1985). "African Personal Dictatorships". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 23 (2): 209–237. doi:10.1017/S0022278X0000015X. S2CID 154412217.

ecnext.com (Global: 8,927^th place; English: 5,702^nd place)

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"The 'Chameleon's triumphal return". African Business. 1 April 2002. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2015 – via Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

flickr.com (Global: 1,013^th place; English: 739^th place)

"Kerekou – L'experience au service de la jeunesse". Library of Congress Africa Pamphlet Collection – Flickr. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

irinnews.org (Global: 5,284^th place; English: 4,199^th place)

"Après 29 ans de pouvoir, le Président Kérékou tire sa révérence", IRIN, 6 April 2006 (in French).
"BENIN: President Mathieu Kerekou leaves after 29 years". IRIN. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
"Kerekou says will retire next year, will not change constitution to stay in power", IRIN, 12 July 2005.

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"Upheaval in the east; Benin, too, gives up Marxism for reforms", Reuters, 9 December 1989.
"Official result in Benin vote shows big loss for Kerekou", Associated Press, 26 March 1991.
"World News Briefs; Benin Presidential Vote Heads for a Runoff", The New York Times, 6 March 1996.

rfi.fr (Global: 559^th place; English: 1,777^th place)

Tirthankar Chanda, "Les «Caméléons» meurent aussi: Mathieu Kérékou s’en est allé", Radio France Internationale, 14 October 2015 (in French).

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Rulers.org biographical entry for Kérékou.

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Decalo, Samuel (June 1985). "African Personal Dictatorships". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 23 (2): 209–237. doi:10.1017/S0022278X0000015X. S2CID 154412217.

speroforum.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Ali Idrissou-Toure, "Africa's big men cling to power" Archived 25 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Spero News, 18 July 2005.

tripod.com (Global: 549^th place; English: 491^st place)

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Elections in Benin, African Elections Database.

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Abiodun Onadipe, "The return of Africa's old guard – former African leaders, mostly dictators, bid for a return to power", Contemporary Review, August 1996.
Lisa Beyer, "Africa Continental Shift", Time, 21 May 1990.
Ali Idrissou-Toure, "Africa's big men cling to power" Archived 25 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Spero News, 18 July 2005.
"The 'Chameleon's triumphal return". African Business. 1 April 2002. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2015 – via Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

yahoo.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 40^th place)

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"Benin's former president Mathieu Kerekou dies at 82", Agence France-Presse, 14 October 2015.

Mathieu Kérékou (English Wikipedia)

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