The Kingdom of Dahomey (/dəˈhoʊmi/) was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed...
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The Dahomey Amazons (Fon: Agojie, Agoji, Mino, or Minon) were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey (in today's Benin, West Africa)...
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The Republic of Dahomey (French: République du Dahomey; pronounced [daɔmɛ]), simply known as Dahomey (Fon: Danhomè), was established on 4 December 1958...
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Dahomey is a 2024 documentary film directed by Mati Diop. It is a dramatised account of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey (in modern day Republic...
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French Dahomey, officially the Colony of Dahomey and Dependencies (French: Colonie du Dahomey et dépendances), was a French colony and part of French West...
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In Dahomey: A Negro Musical Comedy is a landmark 1903 American musical comedy described by theatre historian Gerald Bordman as "the first full-length...
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The History of the Kingdom of Dahomey spans 400 years from around 1600 until 1904 with the rise of the Kingdom of Dahomey as a major power on the Atlantic...
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The King of Dahomey (Ahosu in the Fon language) was the ruler of Dahomey, an African kingdom in the southern part of present-day Benin, which lasted from...
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Dahomean religion (redirect from Dahomey Mythology)
the Fon people of the Dahomey Kingdom. The kingdom existed until 1898 in what is now the country of Benin. People taken from Dahomey to the Caribbean used...
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the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), and also known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria...
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Union of Communists of Dahomey (in French: Union des communistes du Dahomey) was a communist party in Benin. UCD was founded in 1976. In 1977 UCD gave...
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Fon people (section Dahomey Amazons)
member of the Gbe languages. The history of the Fon people is linked to the Dahomey kingdom, a well-organized kingdom by the 17th century but one that shared...
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The Woman King (category Kingdom of Dahomey)
the all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries. Set in the 1820s, the film stars Viola...
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Union of Independents of Dahomey (French: Union des Indépendants du Dahomey, UNIDAHO) was a political party in French Dahomey led by Paul Darboux. The...
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Sara Forbes Bonetta (section Captain Forbes at Dahomey)
during a war with the nearby Kingdom of Dahomey as a child, and was later enslaved by King Ghezo of Dahomey. She was given as a "gift" to Captain Frederick...
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The Annual Customs of Dahomey (xwetanu or huetanu in Fon) were the main yearly celebration in the Kingdom of Dahomey, held at the capital, Abomey. These...
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Benin national football team (redirect from Dahomey national football team)
the Benin Football Federation. They were known as Dahomey until 1975, when the Republic of Dahomey became Benin. Benin have been affiliated with FIFA...
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Flag of Benin (redirect from Flag of Dahomey)
1959 to replace the French Tricolour, it was the flag of the Republic of Dahomey until 1975, when the People's Republic of Benin was established. The new...
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Kingdom of Whydah (section Takeover by the Dahomey)
deposed in 1727, when Whydah was conquered (and annexed) by the Kingdom of Dahomey. The name Whydah is an anglicised form of Xwéda (pronounced Xʷi-dah), from...
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History of Benin (redirect from History of the Republic of Dahomey)
1960 in what was then called the Republic of Dahomey before becoming the People's Republic of Benin. Dahomey was a French colony of and a part of French...
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Benin at the Olympics (redirect from Dahomey at the Olympics)
every Summer Olympic Games held since 1980. Under its previous name of Dahomey, the country also competed in 1972. Despite appearing in twelve different...
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also known as Adahunzo or Housseou was an early King of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, from 1685 until c.1716. King Houegbadja had created...
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In West Africa, the Dahomey Gap refers to the portion of the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic that extends all the way to the coast in Benin, Togo, and Ghana...
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Oyo Empire (section Dahomey Wars)
Yorubaland, but also over nearby African states, notably the Fon Kingdom of Dahomey in the modern Republic of Benin on its west. The origins of the Oyo Empire...
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People's Republic of Benin (redirect from People's Republic of Dahomey)
established on 30 November 1975, after the 1972 coup d'état in the Republic of Dahomey. It effectively lasted until 1 March 1990, with the adoption of a new constitution...
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when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region of Dahomey one lived in. He served as...
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Hubert Maga (section Premier of Dahomey)
politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin). He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey one lived in. Born...
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List of ambassadors of the United States to Benin (redirect from United States Ambassador to Dahomey)
The Kingdom of Dahomey was an overseas possession of France—part of French West Africa—until 1958. In that year Dahomey became an autonomous republic,...
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Franco-Dahomean Wars (redirect from Franco-Dahomey War)
Kingdom of Dahomey against the Third French Republic and its vassal kingdom of Porto-Novo Second Franco-Dahomean War (1892–1894), between Dahomey and France...
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Adamawa Ankole Aussa Barotseland Bagirmi Bornu Burundi Central Africa Dahomey Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Gomma Gumma Kaffa Kongo Libya Luba Madagascar Mali...
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