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- The Founding Era
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- The Early Republic
- Securing the Republic
- The Antebellum Period
- The Civil War
- The Age of Imperialism
- Into the Twentieth Century
- The First World War
- The Interwar Period
- World War II
- The Cold War
- Bi-Polar Foreign Policy
- Entangling Alliances
- Détente
- Quest for Peace
- Cold War Denouement
- Toward the Twenty-First Century
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Visits By Foreign Leaders of Benin
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Emile D. Zinsou | Dahomey (Benin) | Private visit. | March 5, 1969 |
| Chief of State Hubert Maga | Dahomey (Benin) | Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N. | October 24, 1970 |
| President Hubert Maga | Dahomey (Benin) | Private visit. | December 9, 1971 |
| President Nicephore Soglo | Benin | Official Visit. | November 4-6, 1991 |
| President Nicephore Soglo | Benin | Official Working Visit. | July 12-15, 1995 |
| President Boni Yayi | Benin | Working visit. Also attended White House Summit on Malaria. | December 11-14, 2006 |
| President Thomas Boni Yayi | Benin | Working visit. | July 29, 2011 |