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The name "Cotonou" means "by the river of death" in the Fon language. [5] At the beginning of the 19th century, Cotonou (then spelled "Kutonou") was a small fishing village, and is thought to have been formally founded by King Ghezo of Dahomey in 1830. [5] It grew as a centre for the slave trade, and later palm oil and cotton. [5]
Wishing to put Dahomey, which had returned to relative political stability, at the same technical level as its West African neighbors, President Pompidou's France relaunched the process via French cooperation and delivered to Cotonou the television production and broadcasting infrastructures in the course of the year 1972.
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Nigerian Yoruba Community-Cotonou organization formed. [8] 1965 - Port constructed. [2] 1967 - Les Muses theatre troupe formed. [9] 1968 - Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou (musical group) and Société Béninoise de Textiles [2] [10] established in Cotonou. 1970 - Université du Dahomey founded. 1975 - City becomes part of the People's Republic ...
The first issue of La Nouvelle tribune was published at the newspaper's headquarters in Cotonou in 2001. [2] [3] An online version of the newspaper was introduced in March 2008. [2] By the end of 2014, the online edition was autonomous of the newspaper, due to increased internet access and advertising revenue. [2]
The Cotonou Agreement (French: Accord de Cotonou) is a treaty between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States ("ACP countries"). It was signed in June 2000 in Cotonou, Benin's largest city, by 78 ACP countries [1] (Cuba did not sign) and the then fifteen EU member states. It entered into force in 2003 and ...
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The cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde, commonly known as Cotonou Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral located near the Ancien Pont bridge in Cotonou, Benin. It is renowned for its distinctive burgundy and white striped tiled architecture. [2] The cathedral's tower is situated at the rear-left side of the main building.