French Dahomey
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Capital | Porto-Novo |
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Today part of | Benin |
Date formed | 1904 |
Status | French colony |
Currencies | French West African franc, West African CFA franc |
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ID | 3022427 |
About French Dahomey
French Dahomey was a French colony of and a part of French West Africa from 1894 to 1958. After World War II, by the establishment of the French Fourth Republic in 1947, Dahomey became part of the French Union with an increased autonomy.