Cheap Benin flag in HCM. Not to be confused with the Benin Kingdom, currently in the Benin region of Nigeria, or the Benin City in that region.

Cheap Benin flag in HCM. Benin (pronounced Benin), the official name of the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), is a West African country, its former name is Dahomey (until 1975) or Dahomania. It shares a border with Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; Its short coastline leads to the Benin Strait. The capital of Benin is Porto Novo, but the government is based in Cotonou. Cheap Benin flag.
Benin, whose full name is "Republic of Benin," is located in the southeastern part of West Africa, south to the Gulf of Guinea. Benin flag

The name of the country takes its name from the kingdom of Benin with Benin as the founding center in the lower delta of the Niger River. "Benin" in the local language means "slave".

In 1580, the first Portuguese arrived at Veda - the Benin coast to conduct slave trade. In 1894, the French colonialists took control of all of Benin, collectively calling the territory of Benin Bay, France, including Abomey Kingdom and other colonial lands, "Dahomey". Regarding the meaning of "Dahomey" there are many different interpretations. One theory is that "daan" is the title of the founder of Dahomey kingdom when he became chief, "homey" in the Fon language means "house", "Dahomey" means "house. of the chief. ”

Another theory is that a legend in 1645 had a prince making a claim to the territory with the kingdom of Daan.

Daan indignantly said, "That young prince, you are so greedy, if I don't take precautions, you can bring the house built on my stomach." Later Daan was defeated, the prince built a leaf house on his burial ground, named "Danhome Houegbe", meaning "the house on Daan's belly". The following refers to an entire region. "Danhome" became "Dahomey".

Around the sixteenth century, it formed many emirates and tribes. In 1580, the Portuguese invaded Benin. In 1626, French colonists invaded Benin. In 1913, it became a French colony. In December 1958, it became an autonomous country within the French Community. On August 1, 1960 declared independence, establishing "Republic of Dahomey". On November 30, 1975, the name was changed to "Benin People's Republic". March 1, 1990 named "Republic of Benin". Cheap Benin flag in HCM.