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==French Colonization (1872-1960)== | ==French Colonization (1872-1960)== | ||
Benin, formerly known as French Dahomey, was colonized by France in 1872. On 1 August 1960, French Dahomey gained independence from France and was renamed Benin. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "French Dahomey," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Dahomey, accessed 11 July 2019.</ref> | Benin, formerly known as French Dahomey, was colonized by France in 1872. On 1 August 1960, French Dahomey gained independence from France and was renamed Benin. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "French Dahomey," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Dahomey, accessed 11 July 2019.</ref> | ||
To learn more about the history of colonial Dahomey, read {{FSC|38486|item|disp=''Slavery, colonialism and economic growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960''}}. | |||
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| [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=DAHOMEY Dahomey (Benin) Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1889-1912], index | | [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=DAHOMEY Dahomey (Benin) Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1889-1912], index & images. | ||
| 1889-1918 | | 1889-1918 | ||
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