2026 in Benin
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Events in the year 2026 in Benin.
Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 11 January – 2026 Beninese parliamentary election: The pro-Talon Progressive Union Renewal and Republican Bloc parties win all 109 seats in the National Assembly.[1]
February
[edit]- 6–22 February – Benin at the 2026 Winter Olympics
March
[edit]Scheduled
[edit]- 12 April – 2026 Beninese presidential election[3]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[4]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 10 January – Vaudoun Day
- 20 March – Korité
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 14 May – Ascension Day
- 25 May – Whit Monday
- 27 May – Tabaski
- 1 August – Independence Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 25 August – The Prophet's Birthday
- 26 October – Armed Forces Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 30 November – National day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
References
[edit]- ^ "Opposition loses all seats in Benin election weeks after a thwarted coup, provisional results show". AP News. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "15 soldiers killed in jihadist attack in northern Benin". Africanews. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Benin – CENA releases 2026 general election timetable". WADR. 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ "Benin Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
External links
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