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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 | To learn more about the history of colonial Dahomey, read [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/38486 ''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 and images. | ||
| 1889-1918 | | 1889-1918 | ||
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French Colonization (1872-1960)[edit | edit source]
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. [1]
To learn more about the history of colonial Dahomey, read Slavery, colonialism and economic growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960.
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| Dahomey (Benin) Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1889-1912, index and images. | 1889-1918 | French | ||
| Benin Civil Registration of Deaths 1891-2014, images. | Deaths | French |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "French Dahomey," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Dahomey, accessed 11 July 2019.