6 famous people you did not know are from Benin

Olympe Bhely-Quenum – Author

Olympe Bhêly-Quénum is a Beninese writer, journalist and magazine editor. Born in Ouidah, Benin, Bhêly-Quénum had his primary education in Benin from 1938 to 1944. He worked shortly as a teacher and trained as a diplomat before venturing into journalism. He is the nephew of anthropologist Maximilien Quenum-Possy-Berry.