Béhanzin (c. 1845 – 10 December 1906) is considered the eleventh (if Adandozan is not counted) King of Dahomey, modern-day Republic of Benin. Upon taking...
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in French victory. The kingdom finally fell in 1894 when the last king, Béhanzin, was defeated by France in the Second Franco-Dahomean War, leading to the...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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