The National Archives of Benin (French: Archives nationales du Bénin) are located in capital city Porto-Novo, Benin. The archives were established on...
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The Benin national football team (French: Équipe nationale de Football du Benin), nicknamed Les Guépards (The Cheetahs), represents Benin in men's international...
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unicameral National Assembly is Benin's legislative body. The National Assembly in Porto-Novo as it exists today was formed in 1990. The current National Assembly...
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Archives nationales may refer to: Centre Nationale des Archives (Algeria) National Archives of Benin National Archives of Cameroon Archives Nationales...
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The Benin Moat (Edo: Iyanuwo), also known as the Benin Iya, or Walls of Benin, are a series of massive earthworks encircling Benin City in Nigeria's Edo...
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The Benin Expedition of 1897 was a punitive expedition by a British force of 1,200 men under Sir Harry Rawson. It came in response to the ambush and slaughter...
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The Kingdom of Benin, also known as Great Benin or Benin Kingdom is a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the...
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Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; French: Bénin [benɛ̃] , Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin)...
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National archives are central archives maintained by countries or nation states. This article contains a list of national archives. In some countries,...
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Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after...
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National archives are the archives of a country. The concept evolved in various nations at the dawn of modernity based on the impact of nationalism upon...
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The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now...
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The National Library of Benin (French: Bibliothèque nationale du Bénin) is the legal deposit library for Benin. Originally chartered in November 1975 and...
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Benin art is the art from the Kingdom of Benin or Edo Empire (1440–1897), a pre-colonial African state located in what is now known as the Southern region...
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The national flag of Benin (French: drapeau du Bénin) is a flag consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical...
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The Kenya National Archives and Documentation Services (KNADS) is situated at the edge of the central business district in downtown Nairobi along Moi...
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Porto-Novo (redirect from Capital of benin)
remains untranslated in French, the national language of Benin. Porto-Novo was once a tributary of the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo, which had offered it protection...
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Benin is a diverse country linguistically. Of those, French is the official language, and most of the indigenous languages are considered national languages...
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Republic of Benin (French: République populaire du Bénin; sometimes translated literally as the Benin Popular Republic or Popular Republic of Benin) was a...
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The coat of arms or national seal of Benin, originally introduced in 1964, was readopted in 1990 after being replaced in 1975. At the top of the emblem...
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Politics of Benin take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, wherein the President of Benin is both head of state...
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Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). In 1999, the previous six departments...
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Benin Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Béninoises; FAB) constitutes the army, navy, air force, and national gendarmerie of Benin. For a number of years...
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The National Order of Benin (French: Ordre National du Bénin) is the highest national honour in the Republic of Benin. It is conferred on individuals...
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The National Archives and Library of Ethiopia, located in Addis Ababa, is the national library and archives of the country. The library was inaugurated...
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Benin, a narrow, key-shaped, north–south strip of land in West Africa, lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. Its latitude ranges from 6°30′...
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of Benin include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of...
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National Archives (Arabic: الأرشيف الوطني الصحراوي, Spanish: Archivo Nacional Saharaui) are the national archives of the Sahrawi people. The national...
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Cotonou (redirect from Cotonou, Benin)
Cotonou (French pronunciation: [kɔtɔnu]; Fon: Kútɔ̀nú) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however...
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The National Archives of Nigeria has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, with branches in Enugu, Ibadan, and Kaduna.The national archives kaduna is located...
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