L'Aube Nouvelle, meaning The Dawn of a New Day, is the national anthem of Benin, a country in West Africa that was formerly the French colony of Dahomey. It was composed around the time of independence in 1960, when the new state needed national symbols. The words speak of the dawn of a free nation and call on its people to build the country in unity and courage. The anthem is sung in French, the official language.
Before and after
- c. 1960sSluggish schizophrenia
- from c. 1960s to 1980sSecond-wave feminism
- c. 1960sRise of conceptual art
- 1960La Tchadienne
- 1960Publication of L'Aube Nouvelle
- 1960Construction of Aswan Dam
- 1960Construction of Tho Xuan Airport
- 1960Founding of Eurocontrol
- 1960Construction of Hollywood Walk of Fame
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1946First edition of Cannes Film Festival
- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- c. 1950sRise of pop art
- 1955Publication of Guinness World Records
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 2003Construction of Three Gorges Dam
The era
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