Editing Benin (section)

==Etymology==
During French colonial rule and after independence on 1 August 1960, the country was [[Geographical renaming|named]] Dahomey, after the [[Kingdom of Dahomey]]. On 30 November 1975, following a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état|military coup]], the country was renamed Benin, after the [[Bight of Benin]], which borders the country, due to Dahomey only being associated with the [[Fon people|Fon]] who inhabited the southern half of the country.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 1975 |title=Dahomey Announces Its Name Will Be Benin |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/01/archives/dahomey-announces-its-name-will-be-benin.html |access-date=16 September 2020 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916200353/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/01/archives/dahomey-announces-its-name-will-be-benin.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The bight takes its name from the [[Kingdom of Benin]], located in present-day [[Nigeria]].