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The following is a
timeline of the
history of the
city of
Cotonou ,
Benin .
Prior to 20th century
1830 - Cotonou founded as a "slaving port."
1878 - Cotonou "ceded to France."
[2]
1883 - French occupation.
[3]
1899 - Wharf built.
20th century
21st century
Cotonou, 2013
References
^
a
b
c
d Mathurin C. Houngnikpo; Samuel Decalo (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin (4th ed.). US:
Scarecrow Press .
ISBN
978-0-8108-7171-7 .
^
a
b Victor T. Le Vine (2004). Politics in Francophone Africa . Lynne Rienner Publishers.
ISBN
978-1-58826-249-3 .
^
"Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Benin" . www.katolsk.no . Norway:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 30 September 2014 .
^ Erika Nimis (2013). "Yoruba Studio Photographers in Francophone West Africa". In John Peffer and Elisabeth L. Cameron (ed.).
Portraiture and Photography in Africa . Indiana University Press. pp. 102–140.
ISBN
978-0-253-00872-5 .
^
"Cotonou (Benin) -- Newspapers" . Global Resources Network . Chicago, US:
Center for Research Libraries . Retrieved 30 September 2014 .
^
Toyin Falola and Aribidesi Adisa Usman, ed. (2009). Movements, Borders, and Identities in Africa . University Rochester Press.
ISBN
978-1-58046-296-9 .
^ Don Rubin; et al., eds. (1997). "Benin".
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre . Vol. 3: Africa. Routledge. p. 57+.
ISBN
978-1-136-35949-1 .
^
a
b "Benin: Directory".
Africa South of the Sahara 2004 . Regional Surveys of the World.
Europa Publications . 2004.
ISBN
1857431839 .
^ Kamal Salhi, ed. (2000). "Discourse in the Periodicals of 20th-Century Benin". Francophone Studies: Discourse and Identity . Exeter, UK: Elm Bank.
ISBN
978-1-902454-05-4 .
^ Mohamed Mekkawi.
"African & Caribbean Literature in French" .
Howard University Library. Retrieved 30 September 2014 .
^
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs , Statistical Office (1987).
"Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants" . 1985 Demographic Yearbook . New York. pp. 247–289. {{
cite book }}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link )
^
"Ouidah Journal; A Cultural Bond That Bondage Could Not Crush" , New York Times , 5 August 1987
^
"Benin: Chronologie" .
Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2014 .
^ United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997).
"Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants" . 1995 Demographic Yearbook . New York. pp. 262–321. CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link )
^
"City Guide: Journaux" . Cotonou ça bouge (in French). Portail Internet des Villes Africaines. Retrieved 30 September 2014 .
^
"Maison des Médias" (in French). Cotonou. Archived from
the original on 26 April 2009.
^ Karen Fung (ed.).
"Benin: News" . Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources . US: Stanford University. Retrieved 30 September 2014 .
^
"Benin Profile: Timeline" . BBC News . 11 April 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2014 .
^ "Benin".
Britannica Book of the Year 2014 . Encyclopædia Britannica. 2014. p. 549+.
ISBN
978-1-62513-171-3 .
^
The State of African Cities 2014 .
United Nations Human Settlements Programme . 2015-09-10.
ISBN
978-92-1-132598-0 . Archived from
the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014 .
^
"Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants" , Demographic Yearbook – 2018 , United Nations
This article incorporates information from the
French Wikipedia and
German Wikipedia .
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