Gbehanzin also known as Béhanzin (c. 1845 – 10 December 1906) is considered the eleventh (if Adandozan is not counted) King of Dahomey, modern-day Republic...
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fell four years later, when renewed fighting resulted in the last king, Béhanzin, to be overthrown and the country annexed into French West Africa. French...
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king, Béhanzin, went into exile after being defeated in the invasion of Dahomey by France in the Second Franco-Dahomean War. The exile of Béhanzin did not...
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Recadaire de Behanzin is an anti-government newspaper published in Benin. It was established in 1915 and Emile Zinsou Bode was one of its founders. List...
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between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin. At the close of the 19th century, European powers were busy conquering...
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December 29, 1889, to be succeeded by his son Kondo, who took the name Béhanzin. Appiah, Kwame Anthony; Henry Louis Gates, Jr (1997). The Dictionary of...
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between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin. The French emerged triumphant and incorporated Dahomey into their growing...
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Pipi Wobaho (redirect from Simplice Behanzin)
Simplice Behanzin, popularly known by his stage name Pipi Wobaho, is a Beninese singer, comedian and actor. He is the founding member of the 'Sèmako Wobaho...
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lists. 1818 to 1858 Ghezo, Ahosu 1858 to 1889 Glele, Ahosu 1889 to 1894 Béhanzin, Ahosu Final independent King of Dahomey, reigned during the First Franco-Dahomean...
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entered the capital on 17 November. The French chose Béhanzin's brother, Goutchili, as the new king. Béhanzin was eventually deported to the Martinique. His...
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Algeria, suppressing various tribal rebellions and razzias. In 1892, King Béhanzin ordered his soldiers to attack villages near Grand Popo and Porto-Novo...
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prevent British conquest of the area. After Glele's death in 1889, King Béhanzin unsuccessfully tried to challenge the treaty. The town grew rapidly following...
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King Glele died and his son Béhanzin came to power and immediately became quite hostile to the French in negotiations. Béhanzin renounced the treaty with...
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the French conquered the kingdom on 16 November 1892, prompting King Béhanzin to torch the city and flee northward. Thereafter the town declined in importance...
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Centre in Luanda, Angola. In Benin, the company has built a statue of Béhanzin. In Botswana, it constructed the Three Dikgosi Monument, also called the...
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Malagasy after the occupation of Madagascar; Amazons of Abomey after Behanzin's mediatic defeat against the French in 1894. Not used to the climatic conditions...
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Almacita Di Desolato (1991) Lumumba, la mort d'un prophète (1993) L'exil de Behanzin (1995) The Last Angel of History (1997) Sucre Amer (1999) 2001–present...
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gained pace during the latter half of the 19th century, and in 1890 King Béhanzin started fighting French forces in the course of the First Franco-Dahomean...
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Blood In Blood Out "Bonafide" Mr. Jones Howard 1994 L'exil du roi Behanzin Behanzin Crooklyn Woody Carmichael 1995 Clockers Rodney Little Congo Captain...
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Jean-Baptiste Philippe Larue 2004 Biguine Guy Deslauriers 1994 Exil du roi Behanzin, L′ Guy Deslauriers 2006 Il était une fois... Sasha et Désiré Cécile Vernant...
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a force of 7,000 Dahomey warriors and 2,000 Dahomey Amazons under King Béhanzin who were set to march on Porto-Novo. The Battle of Atchoukpa was the last...
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successor to the king. When her father died in 1889, Migansi's brother Béhanzin succeeded to the throne but fled in 1892 after the French invaded and burnt...
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Vocational Education. Education portal Lycée agricole Mèdji de Sékou Lycée Béhanzin Lycée Toffa 1er Lycée Technique Coulibaly de Cotonou File:Lycée Houffon...
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deities as vodun. In 1890, France invaded Dahomey and dethroned its king, Béhanzin. In 1894, it became a French protectorate under a puppet king, Agoli-agbo...
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SACEM Martinique Best Female (for Ahidjéré, song of the movie L’Exil de Behanzin, 1997) Prix SACEM Martinique of Best Songwriter (for Eti’w, co-authored...
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(French presidents) – Ghezo, King (1818–1858) Glele, King (1858–1889) Béhanzin, King (1889–1894) French protectorate, 1894–1900 Agoli-agbo, King (1894–1900)...
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one of West Africa's most powerful pre-colonial states, against King Béhanzin. Close to the French Radical Party, Alfred Dodds owed his nomination as...
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RPB (French: République populaire du Bénin). Royal coat of arms of King Béhanzin of Dahomey (c. 1890 – 1894) Coat of arms of the Republic of Dahomey (1958...
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Almacita Di Desolato (1991) Lumumba, la mort d'un prophète (1993) L'exil de Behanzin (1995) The Last Angel of History (1997) Sucre Amer (1999) 2001–present...
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Eritrea Dinah Salifou King of the Nalu Nalu people 1890–1897† French Senegal Béhanzin King of Dahomey Kingdom of Dahomey 1894–1906† Martinique French Algeria...
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