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Béhanzin

1844 - 1906

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Gbehanzin also known as Béhanzin (c. 1845 – 10 December 1906) is considered the eleventh (if Adandozan is not counted) King of Dahomey, modern-day Republic of Benin. Upon taking the throne, he changed his name from Kondo. Following his father Glele's suicide, Béhanzin ascended the throne in January 1890 and ruled until 1894, when he was defeated by the French in the Second Franco-Dahomean War and exiled to Martinique. Béhanzin was Dahomey's last independent ruler established through traditional power structures. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Béhanzin is the 10,811th most popular politician (down from 10,016th in 2019). (down from 2,147th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Béhanzin ranks 10,811 out of 19,576. Before him are Gyula Peidl, Yehuda Ashlag, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Liliana Segre, Paolo Renier, and Peter T. King. After him are Mark of Cornwall, Josef Klaus, Saadeddine Othmani, Michael Critobulus, Mutesa II of Buganda, and Stepan Petrichenko.

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Among people born in 1844, Béhanzin ranks 58. Before him are Gyula Benczúr, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Carl Hagenbeck, Catherine Breshkovsky, Ivan Yarkovsky, and Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. After him are Tivadar Puskás, Robert Themptander, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, Andrew Lang, William Wilson, and Gustave Schlumberger. Among people deceased in 1906, Béhanzin ranks 39. Before him are Princess Louise of Denmark, Dame Gruev, Vladimir Stasov, Rahime Perestu Sultan, Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, and Carlos Pellegrini. After him are Kodama Gentarō, Jean Lorrain, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Josephine Butler, Kosta Khetagurov, and Georges Rayet.

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