L'Aube nouvelle

"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.

L'Aube nouvelle
English: The Dawn of a New Day

National anthem of Benin
LyricsFather Gilbert Jean Dagnon
MusicFather Gilbert Jean Dagnon
Adopted30 July 1960
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U.S. Navy Band instrumental version
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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.

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