Editing Dahomey (section)

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[[File:Scramble-for-Africa-1880-1913-v2.png|thumb|350px|Comparison of Africa in the years 1880 and 1913]]
The kingdom fought the [[First Franco-Dahomean War]] and [[Second Franco-Dahomean War]] with France. The kingdom was reduced and made a French [[protectorate]] in 1894.<ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.2307/1157517 | volume=29 | title=A Note on the Abomey Protectorate | journal=Africa | pages=146–155| jstor=1157517 | last1=Newbury | first1=C. W. | year=1959 | issue=2 | s2cid=145105979 }}</ref>

In 1904, the area became part of a French colony, [[French Dahomey]].

In 1958, French Dahomey became the self-governing colony called the [[Republic of Dahomey]] and gained full independence in 1960. It was renamed in 1975 the [[People's Republic of Benin]] and in 1991 the [[Republic of Benin]].