Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 11, 1978
March 10, 1978
March 12, 1978
Transcript:
Man: So if there's anything I can do to help you get settled, Phred, just give me a buzz at the embassy! Phred: I'll do that, Victor! What embassy was that again? Man: Benin, the People's Republic of Benin. Phred: The People's Republic of Benin! Of course. Man: Never heard of it, right? Phred: Right. Man: To be honest, neither had I. I was studying in Paris when they changed it.
Looks like these days it’s just “Benin”, and they were formerly known as “The Republic of Dahomey” before a coup in 1972.