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Agonglo

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"KANVÔ" Le pagne tissé made in Bénin! #benin #bénin

 

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Hommage et dévotion au Siège Royal du Roi Agonglo (Abomey, Bénin) Décembre 2008

 

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Visite du Palais Royal Agonglo (Bénin) N°1

 

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Hommage au Prince Héritier Agonglo (Abomey, Bénin) Décembre 2008

 

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AGONGLO AMADJIGBETO S. PRINCE M.

Agonglo was a King of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, from 1789 until 1797. Agonglo took over from his father King Kpengla in 1789 and inherited many of the economic problems that developed during Kpengla's reign. Because of the poor economy, Agonglo was often constrained by domestic opposition. As a response, he reformed many of the economic policies and did military expeditions to try to increase the supply for the Atlantic slave trade. Many of these efforts were unsuccessful and European traders became less active in the ports of the kingdom. As a final effort, Agonglo accepted two Portuguese Catholic missionaries which resulted in a large outcry in royal circles and resulted in his assassination on May 1, 1797. Adandozan, his second oldest son, was named the new king.