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- Title
The Benin Royalist Movement and Its Political Opponents: Controversy over Restoration of the Monarchy, 1897-1914.
- Authors
Osadolor, Osarhieme Benson
- Abstract
The article discusses politics in Benin from 1897 to 1914, focusing on the Royalist Movement that opposed British colonial rule and sought to reinstate Benin's monarchy. It examines the establishment of the Native Council of chiefs and the British colonial administration. The author considers several political leaders, including king Oba Ovonramwen, Crown Prince Aiguobasimwin, and Chief Agho Obaseki. Other topics include collaboration with the British and the restoration of the monarchy to the Eweka dynasty in 1914.
- Subjects
BENIN; UNITED Kingdom; AFRICA; BENINESE politics &; government, to 1960; HISTORY of Benin; BRITISH colonies; ANTI-imperialist movements; OVONRAMWEN, Oba; POLITICAL restorations; ADMINISTRATION of British colonies; COLONIAL Africa
- Publication
International Journal of African Historical Studies, 2011, Vol 44, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
0361-7882
- Publication type
Article