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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]

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.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "French Dahomey," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Dahomey, accessed 11 July 2019.

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