Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12. The new six departments have not been assigned a capital yet. Image File history File links Benin_departments. ... A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. ... A commune or comune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. ... Communes of Benin Benin is subdivided into 77 communes. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
See also: ISO 3166-2:BJ, the ISO codes for the departments of Benin. ISO 3166-2 codes for Benin. ... ISO has many meanings: Iso is the stem of the Latin transliteration of the Greek word ίσος (Ãsos, meaning equal). The iso- prefix in English derives from this and means equality or similarity. ...
On the author's immigration to France from Benin for university education, African communal life vs. the West's individualism, the importance of oral transmission of culture and education.
Includes a history of kingdoms and kings in Dahomey (Benin), their geneaology, the museum collections, architecture, a bibliography, a page on the Amazons (women warriors), the creation and history of the famous appliques cloth, a children's section (includes Fon stories, songs, proverbs).
Wantchekon is with the Department of Politics, New York University.
The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey.
It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the north.
It is believed that Vodun (or "Voodoo", as it is commonly known) originated in Benin and was introduced to Brazil, the Caribbean Islands, and parts of North America by slaves taken from this particular area of the Slave Coast.
Feeds |
Contact