French Dahomey
This article is about the specific polity French Dahomey and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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A French Colony in West Africa and a predecessor of modern-day Benin.
Establishment
January 1884: In 1883 the French Navy landed at Porto Novo and Cotonou and incorporated them into the French colony of Dahomey.
Chronology
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The Dendi Kingdom was conquered by France in 1901.
January 1902: The Dendi Kingdom was conquered by France in 1901.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Jugu became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: French protectorate on Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Nikki became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Sabe became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Bouay became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Kandi became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Paraku became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Kwande became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Savalu became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Kika became part of French Dahomey.
January 1896: Kingdom of Agwe annexed by France.
June 1899: Northern Nigeria was partitioned between Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898.
January 1900: By 1890 the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was created. At this point most petty Kingdoms of southern Nigeria were already under British rule.
February 1908: Ajache Ipo was annexed by France.
January 1914: At some point before WWI the borders of the Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria with the French colonies in Africa were adjusted in accordance with the agreements made at the Berlin Conference.
December 1958: In 1958 French Dahomey became the self-governing colony called the Republic of Dahomey.
Disestablishment
December 1958: In 1958 French Dahomey became the self-governing colony called the Republic of Dahomey.
Selected Sources
Asakitikpi, A. E. / Asakitikp, A. O. (2024): Modern Nigeria, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, p. 36
