L'Aube nouvelle

L'Aube nouvelle
English: The Dawn of a New Day
	National anthem of Benin
Lyrics	Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon
Music	Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon
Adopted	30 July 1960
Audio sample
	U.S. Navy Band instrumental version file; help;

"L'Aube nouvelle" ("The Dawn of a New Day") is the national anthem of Benin. Written and composed by Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon, it was adopted upon independence of the Republic of Dahomey from France in 1960.^[1]

After Dahomey became the People's Republic of Benin in 1975, the anthem was retained, but the words Dahomey and Dahoméen were changed to Bénin and Béninois.^[2]

^ Agency, Central Intelligence (2015-01-01). The World Factbook. Masterlab. p. 402. ISBN 9788379912131.
^ "L'Hymne National du Bénin". Présidence de la République du Bénin (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-31.

[1] Agency, Central Intelligence (2015-01-01). The World Factbook. Masterlab. p. 402. ISBN 9788379912131.

[presidence-2] "L'Hymne National du Bénin". Présidence de la République du Bénin (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-31.

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