ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : Benin </title> <META name="keywords" keyword="Dahomey, French Territory in the Gulf of Benin"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2005-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "150" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Benin <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xbenin.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xtogo.html"> <img src = "../banners/banbenin.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "100" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on March 31st 2005</i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Benin (former Dahomey) </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1851 <BR> 1863 <BR> 1868, 1878 <BR> 1886-1887 <BR> 1889 <BR> 1892 <BR> 1892 <BR> 1894 <BR> 1894-1898 <BR> 1895-1898 <BR> 1897 <BR> 1898 <BR> 1899 <BR> 1899 <BR> 1900 <BR> 1901 <BR> 1930 <BR> 1932 <BR> 1934 <BR> 1937 <BR> 1943 <BR> 1945 <BR> 1946 <BR> 1947 <BR> 1955 <BR> 1956 <BR> 1958 <BR> 1960 <BR> 1960 <BR> 1960 <BR> 1962 <BR> 1963 <BR> 1963 <BR> 1965 <BR> 1967 <BR> 1969 <BR> 1970 <BR> 1972 <BR> 1975 <BR> 1975 <BR> 1975 <BR> 1977 <BR> 1990 <BR> 1991 <BR> 1994 <BR> 2000 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Treaty of Friendship signed between France, ruler of Porto Novo <BR> France declared protectorate over Porto Novo <BR> Portugal claimed the Dahomean coast <BR> Cotonou region, by treaty, ceded to France <BR> French occupation of Cotonou; colony declared French Territories on Golf of Benin <BR> French victory over troops of King Gelele of Dahome; Kingdom declared French protectorate <BR> First postage stamps for French Territories on Gulf of Benin issued <BR> Dahomean guerilla war ended, King Gelele sent into exile <BR> Anglo-French contest for Borgu <BR> French conquest of territory located north of Kingdom of Dahome <BR> Anglo-German convention, fixing the border between French Territories on Golf of Benin, Togo <BR> Anglo-French convention fixing border between French Territories on Golf of Benin and Br. Northern Nigeria <BR> French Territories on Golf of Benin renamed (French) Dahomey <BR> Dahomey integrated into French West Africa <BR> Begin of railway construction <BR> Kingdom of Dahomey formally abolished <BR> Estimated population 1,147,000 <BR> Upper Volta partitioned, a part of it annexed into Dahomey <BR> Togo annexed into (French) Dahomey <BR> Togo separated from Dahomey <BR> Abomey Historic Museum established <BR> Currency Reform; CFA Franc introduced <BR> Dahomey declared overseas territory <BR> Upper Volta restored <BR> Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah renamed, elevated to Diocesis of Cotonou <BR> Women granted right to vote <BR> autonomy within French Union granted <BR> Dahomey became independent <BR> Estimated population 2,237,000 <BR> Dahomey joined U.N. <BR> West African Monetary Union (WAMU) established, Dahomey founding member <BR> Coup d'etat <BR> Dahomey founding member of O.A.U. <BR> Military coup d'etat <BR> Coup d'etat <BR> Military coup d'etat <BR> National University of Benin established <BR> Coup d'etat <BR> Dahomey renamed Benin, proclaimed People's Republic <BR> One Party State : Parti de la Revolution Populaire du Benin (PRPB) <BR> Benin founding member of ECOWAS <BR> New constitution <BR> State renamed Republic of Benin; transition to multiparty democracy; new constitution <BR> Election; longtimer President Kerekou defeated <BR> WAMU (Benin member) upgraded to WAEMU <BR> Estimated population 6,395,900 <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> Timeline, from <A HREF = "http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3638535.stm"><B>BBC News</B></A> <BR> Historical Population Statistics : Benin, from <A HREF = "http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Africa/beninc.htm"><B>Population Statistics</B></A> at Univ. Utrecht <BR> Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Benin, from <A HREF = "http://www.katolsk.no/utenriks/kronologi/benin.htm"><B>Kirken i Norge</B></A> <BR> History of Benin, from <A HREF = "http://www.countriesquest.com/africa/benin_formerly_dahomey/history.htm"><B>Countries Quest</B></A>, from <A HREF = "http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/benin/history.htm"><B>Lonely Planet</B></A> <BR> A Short History of Benin, from <A HREF = "http://www.electionworld.org/history/benin.htm"><B>Election World</B></A> <BR> History of Togo, from <A HREF = "http://www.ecowas.info/benhist.htm"><B>ECOWAS Info</B></A> <BR> History, from <A HREF = "http://www.benintourism.com/ang/country_info/dth.history.htm"><B>Benin Tourism</B></A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> DOCUMENTS </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> REFERENCE </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "1"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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