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100th anniversary of the death of King Gbehanzin of Abomey (1844-1906)   
Countries : Benin
Year : 2006
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His Majesty King Gbehanzin Kondo, who acceded to the throne of the Kingdom of Danhome in 1889, earned Benin (the former Republic of Dahomey) a reputation as a cultural meeting place for giving and receiving. He actively pioneered the modernization of his country through the introduction of architectural techniques and innovations (Djimé Palace, part of a World Heritage site, the Royal Palaces of Abomey). Emblematic of Africa, he advocated the peaceful coexistence of peoples, and interregional dialogue among cultures.
He was one of the spiritual forebears of pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance. He was deported to Martinique and then to Blida, in Algeria, where he died in 1906.
  • Updated:11-09-2006 1:27 pm
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