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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • in Africa. Retrieved 5 October 2020. "Apparent divorce between Simplice Béhanzin and Pierre Zinko: What would become of the company Sèmako Wobaho without...
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