2001 Beninese presidential election

Re-election of Mathieu Kérékou Benin presidential 4 March 2001 (first round)18 March 2001 (second round) 1996 Beninese presidential election 1996 2006 Beninese presidential election 2006 Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG Mathieu Kérékou FARD-Alafia 1,282,855 83.64% 3x4.svg Bruno Amoussou Social Democratic 250,940 16.36% President Mathieu Kérékou Independent politician Mathieu Kérékou FARD-Alafia Presidential elections were held in Benin on 4 March 2001, with a second round run-off on 18 March. They controversially resulted in the re-election of Mathieu Kérékou for a second term. Kérékou's rival Nicéphore Soglo, who had been president from 1991 to 1996, failed in his bid to reclaim the presidency; although he qualified to participate in the second round of the election against Kérékou, he refused to do so, alleging electoral fraud. Adrien Houngbédji, the parliament speaker and third-placed candidate, also refused to participate in a second round. As a result, Kérékou faced fourth-place candidate Bruno Amoussou, who was planning minister and had already given his support to Kérékou, in the second round; Kérékou won an easy victory with 84% of the vote."Benin 'day of mourning'" BBC News, 6 April 2001Elections in Benin https://web.archive.org/web/20210627183714/https://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html 2021-06-27 African Elections Database After the election, it was revealed that the Titan Corporation, a defense contractor based in the United States, had illegally provided $2 million to Kérékou's re-election campaign. The company pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $28.5 million in fines and civil penalties, the largest penalty under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act up to that point, for bribery and filing false tax returns.Fitrakis Bob July 18, 2007 Did U.S. intelligence assets kill Antioch College? https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00243.htm March 29, 2018 Scoop2005-03-02 Business | US company admits Benin bribery https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4310331.stm BBC News 2014-05-24 Results Mathieu Kérékou Action Front for Renewal and Development 1127100 1282855 Nicéphore Soglo Benin Rebirth Party 672927 Adrien Houngbédji Democratic Renewal Party 313186 Bruno Amoussou Social Democratic Party 213136 250940 Sacca Lafia Union for Democracy and National Solidarity 29656 François-Xavier Loko Independent 16656 Soulé Dankoro fr Democratic Party 15614 red Adébayo Abimbola National Rally for Democracy 15251 Wallis Zoumarou National Union for Solidarity and Progress 13576 Rhétice Dagba Independent 12697 Marie-Elise Gbèdo Independent 8952 Léandre Djagoué Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction – Vivoten 8565 Lionel Agbo African Congress of Democrats 8226 Gatien Houngbédji Democratic Union for Social and Economic Development 8092 Olofindji Akandé Independent 6258 Sadikou Alao National Alliance for a Democratic Alternative 6223 François Kouyami Independent 5414 181066 173809 3034471 3152365 African Elections Database References Category:Presidential elections in Benin Benin Presidential Benin