PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence5 August 1960 (from France)CIA World Factbook
- 1965Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1987Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1996First UNESCO World Heritage siteW-Arly-Pendjari ComplexUNESCO World Heritage
- 1999Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2004Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2022Most recent legislative election2022-11-11IPU Parline
- 2024Most recent World Heritage inscriptionRoyal Court of TiébéléUNESCO World Heritage
