A01=Les Sosnowski
A01=Monique Sosnowski
African History
African Studies
Africana Studies
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Benin
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COP=United States
Coup d-Etat
Dahomey
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foreign relations
French colonial rule
French colony
international affairs
international relations
Language_English
mercenaries
Mercenary
Military History
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political history
political science
Post-Colonial Africa
Post-Independence
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twentieth-century history
Product details
- ISBN 9781666911237
- Weight: 490g
- Dimensions: 157 x 237mm
- Publication Date: 07 Feb 2024
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Freshly out from under French colonial rule in 1960, the West African nation of Dahomey (now Benin) became home to the largest number of coups d’état in history, earning the reputation of the “sick child of Africa.” Country politics eventually aligned with Marxist and socialist ideologies stimulating French opposition that resulted in mercenary intervention. Opération Crevette: Benin, Mercenaries, and the Survival of a New State brings together the voices of the involved mercenaries, political rulers, and local witnesses to reveal a struggle for power in the former French colony. Opération Crevette was a mercenary operation which was intended to remove Benin’s eleventh president from power in the 1970s. This book analyzes the political, social, and economic factors that led to this operation, as well as the foreign interference from nations like France and America. Les and Monique Sosnowski provide a unique perspective of international politics, exposing French instigated military intervention and the immense influence Western nations have played in shaping the Africa we know today.
Les Sosnowski is practicing attorney specializing in international law and a member of the American Immigration Law Association.
Monique Sosnowski is assistant professor in the Criminal Justice Department at the Farmingdale State College.
