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6 unusual facts about Ouidah


Barthélemy Adoukonou

Between 1977 and 1984 he was rector of the Minor Seminary of St. Paul at Djimi, Abomey, Missionary Professor at the University of West Africa in Abidjan and professor of methodology of research in human and social sciences at the University of the State of Abomey-Calavi and at the Major Seminary of Saint Gall in Ouidah, Benin.

Félix Couchoro

Born in Ouidah, Dahomey, he studied in a Catholic mission and was a teacher in a Catholic school.

Fon language

In Ouidah, a rising or falling tone is realized as a mid tone.

Freedom of religion in Benin

Ecumenical Day is celebrated every first Wednesday of May and traditionally includes a large celebration of interreligious cooperation in the historic town of Ouidah.

Religion in Benin

The town of Ouidah on the central coast is the spiritual center of Beninese Vodun.

Traditional African religion

These are some of the important centers of religious life: Nri-Igbo, the Point of Sangomar, Ile-Ife, Oyo, Dahomey, Benin City, Ouidah, Nsukka, Akan, Kanem-Bornu, Mali, and Igbo-Ukwu.


Dutch Slave Coast

Political unrest caused the Dutch to abandon their trading post at Ouidah in 1725, now moving to Jaquim, at which place they built Fort Zeelandia.

Whydah

Kingdom of Whydah, which included Ouidah but was headquartered in Savi


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