Agoli-agbo
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Agoli-agbo was the twelfth and final King of Dahomey from 1894 to 1900.
Agoli-agbo (center), before 1900.
Coronation of Agoli-agbo, 1895.
Symbol of Agoli Agbo at Place Goho Abomey in 2020
Native code (France)
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The Native code was a diverse and fluctuating set of arbitrary laws and regulations which created in practice an inferior legal status for natives of French colonies from 1881 until 1944–1947.
Agoli-agbo
…reigned' for six years, assisted by a French Viceroy. The French prepared for direct administration, which they achieved on 12 February 1900. As the Indigénat exacerbated the exploitation, Agoli-agbo went into exile in Gabon. In 1910, he was allowed to return and to live in the Save Region. He occasionally…
A customary court in French West Africa, c. 1920. Note the native judges are wearing traditional French judges' hats. A uniformed Guard de Cercle stands in the background.
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