Editing History of Benin (section)

=== 2010s ===
In March 2011,  President Boni Yayi was re-elected with 53.13 percent of vote in the first-round of the [[2011 Beninese presidential election|election]]. His main rival rejected the results, claiming widespread irregularities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-benin-election-idAFJOE72L02120110322|title = Rival rejects poll win of Benin's Boni Yayi|newspaper = Reuters|date = 22 March 2011|last1 = Elijah|first1 = Samuel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Benin's Boni Yayi wins second term - court |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/benin-election-idAFLDE72K0KE20110321 |work=Reuters |date=21 March 2011 |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2015, Benin's former President Mathieu Kerekou, who ruled the country a total of 28 years during his two spells as president (1972-1991 and 1996–2006), died at the age of 82.<ref>{{cite news |title=Benin's 'father of democracy' Mathieu Kerekou dies at 82 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34537057 |work=BBC News |date=15 October 2015}}</ref>

After President Boni Yayi had served maximum two five-year terms, businessman [[Patrice Talon]] succeeded him. Talon defeated prime minister [[Lionel Zinsou]], the candidate for Boni Yayi's [[Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin]] (FCBE), in the March 2016 presidential [[2016 Beninese presidential election|election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/Benin-presidential-elections-mark-victory-Talon|title=Businessman 'wins Benin's presidential election'|date=21 March 2016}}</ref>