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Benin Flag History And The Flag Company Inc

By Bob Ralph


The modern republic of Benin, given that name only in 1975, is the successor to one of west Africa's most interesting and long-lasting kingdoms, that of Dahomey. The traditional date of the founding of the local dynasty is1625, when three brothers of the Dahomey people rule adjacent territories along the lower reaches of the Mono river. In the early eighteenth century, one member of the family defeats his cousins and brings into a single kingdom the region known today as Benin.

The French have been the first in the region, with a fort established at Ouidah in the 17th century, and it is they who launch a military campaign into the interior in the 1890s. A French protectorate is established in part of the kingdom in 1892. By the end of the decade, the entire region is under control. In 1899, Dahomey is included in the newly established French West Africa, to begin sixty years under French colonial rule - until achieving independence in 1960.

Since the 17th century to the 19th, the Kingdom of Dahomey conquered the land of today's Benin. The region became one of the Slave Coast during the early 17th due to the prevalence of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. However, with the slave trade banned and regional power was diminished on 1892, France took over the area renaming it to French Dahomey.

The banner of Benin was received in 1959. It was changed in light of the increase of the Marxist administration in 1975. The old configuration was reintroduced on august 1, 1990. The hues are the conventional Pan-African ones. The green symbolized trust, the yellow symbolized richness, and the red symbolizes fearlessness.

The design on Benin's flag before the new one was introduced was a green band throughout the surface of the flag with a small red star on the upper left hand of it. The new flag of Benin shows a pure color green horizontal band on the left side and an equally vertical proportioned yellow and red on the right.

Not all banners have three major parts coloured and furthermore, no banners on the planet has ensigns or images in it. This is not to demonstrate that Benin is a nearby or simple nation. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of history right at home.




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