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List of Benin-related topics — This is a list of topics related to Benin. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar.Benin* BeninAirports in Benin* Cadjehoun AirportBuildings and structures in Beninports… … Wikipedia
Second Franco-Dahomean War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Franco Dahomean War caption=The Dahomey Medal awarded to French soldiers who fought in the 1892 campaign date=July 4, 1892 until Béhanzin s surrender on January 15, 1894. place=Ouémé Department and Zou… … Wikipedia
Béhanzin — His symbols are the shark, the egg (a rebus of his name), and a captive hanging from a flagpole (a reference to a boastful and rebellious Nago practitioner of harmful magic from Ketou whom the king hanged from a flagpole as punishment for his… … Wikipedia
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First Franco-Dahomean War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Franco Dahomean War caption= date=February 21, 1890 until October 4, 1890. place=Ouémé Department of modern Benin casus=Dahomean attack on Ouémé Valley. result=French Victory; Dahomey recognizes Porto Novo … Wikipedia
Scramble for Africa — For the book by Thomas Pakenham, see Thomas Pakenham (historian)#The Scramble for Africa. For information on the colonization of Africa prior to the 1880s, including Carthaginian and early European colonization, see Colonization of Africa. The… … Wikipedia
Dahomey Amazons — The Dahomey Amazons or Mino were a Fon all female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin) which lasted until the end of the 19th century. They were so named by Western observers and historians due to their similarity to the semi… … Wikipedia
1892 — This article is about the year 1892. Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 18th century – 19th century – 20th century Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 191 … Wikipedia
Sub-Saharan African music traditions — A Mangbetu man playing an African harp See also: Rhythm in Sub Saharan Africa Sub Saharan African music traditions exhibit so many common features that they may in some respects be thought of as constituting a single musical system.[1] … Wikipedia
Dodds, Alfred-Amédée — ▪ French general born Feb. 6, 1842, Saint Louis, Senegal died July 18, 1922, Paris, Fr. French military figure who played a leading role in French colonial expansion in West Africa in the late 19th century. After training at the… … Universalium
