A Beninois presidential candidate for every card in the deck

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I updated my post on the Benin election, to add Prime Minister Zinsou to the top of the list, and then I noticed a friend of mine shared a post from Henri N'dah-Sekou with all 52 candidates. One for every card in the deck!

Here's the content from his post (I bolded the names that were in my earlier post):

2016 comme jamais! 
Plus de 50 candidats pour la présidentielle.
Une vraie brochette.
Un pur casse tête pour la CENA. 
Un vrai labyrinthe pour les électeurs.
Les 15 millions de caution fixés par le code électoral seront ils suffisants pour dissuader certains? 
1 Ake Natonde 
2 Karimou Chabi Sika 
3 Patrice Talon
4 Pascal Irénée Koupaki 
5 Abdoulaye Bio Tchane
6 Celestine Zannou 
...


 7 Francois Adebayo Abiola 
8 Nassirou Arifari Bako 
9 Barthelemy D Kassa 
10 Général Robert Gbian 
11 Bertin Koovi Segbowe
12 Aurelien Agbenonci 
13 Général Fernand Amoussou 
14 Ladislas Prosper Agbessi 
15 Lehady V Soglo 
16 Mohammed Atao 
17 Hermes Gbaguidi 
18 Eric Houndete 
19 Emmanuel Golou 
20 Angelo Houssou 
21 Marie E Afiavi Gbedo 
22 Reckiya Madougou 
23 Soumanou Toleba 
24 Soumanou Issifou Moudjaidou 
25 Yacoubou Bio Sawe 
26 Rachidi Gbadamassi 
27 Komi Koutche 
28 Simon Pierre Adovelande 
29 Janvier Francois Yahouedehou 
30 Leandre Kouessan Djagoue 
31Mathurin C Nago
32 Issa Badarou Soule 
33 Joseph F Djogbenou 
34 Louis Montcho 
35 Issifou Kogui Ndouro
36 Victor Prudent Tokpanou 
37 Lionel Zinsou Zinli
38 Grégoire Laourou 
39 Souleyman Arouna 
40 Daniel Edah 
41 Rafiou Toukourou 
42 Kamarou Fassassi 
43 Valentin Houde
44 Jean Yves Sizogan
45 Claudine Prudencio
46 Zoul Kifl Salami
47 Séverin Adjovi
48 Richard Senou
49 Lionel Agbo
50 Jean Paul Amoussou (Oncle Bazar)
51 Sébastien Adjavon
52 Martin Rodriguez

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