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An unidentified West African flag was brought to Britain after the Benin Expedition of 1897 against the Kingdom of Benin. [1] [2] Debate exists over the origin of the flag, including which West African people created it. The flag has been considered to be possibly of Itsekiri origin.
Flag of the Benin Armed Forces (Obverse) A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red with a green vertical band at the hoist with the name of the armed forces upwards and downwards and a golden border. 1960-Present: Flag of the Benin Armed Forces (Reverse) reversed version of the previous Flag. 1990-Present: Flag of the Republican Police (Obverse)
The Kingdom of Benin, [2] also known as Great Benin or Benin Kingdom is a kingdom within what is now considered southern Nigeria. [3] It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, [4] which was known as Dahomey from the 17th century until 1975. The Kingdom of Benin's capital was Edo, now known as Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria.
The national flag of Benin [1] (French: drapeau du Bénin) is a flag consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist. Adopted in 1959 to replace the French Tricolour , it was the flag of the Republic of Dahomey until 1975, when the People's Republic of Benin was established.
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The symbolism of Ada and Eben are not just the symbolism of the Benin Empire insignia but it portrays the historical tenacity and traditional uniqueness of the Benin people. The introduction of Ada and Eben kindly justify the evolving intelligence of the Benin at the time where other Nation states had not understood the principle of co-habitation.
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose date remains at least 13,000 BC through the early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, [1] the Benin Kingdom, [2] and the Oyo ...
A Short History of Benin is a non-fiction book by Jacob Egharevba, first published in 1934 by the Church Mission Society Press in Lagos. The book offers a historical perspective on the Benin Empire , a pre-colonial African state now part of Nigeria .