Ouidah, Benin

Benin

Ouidah, Benin shares 49 connections with 1566 other places across 17 topics, centered on the transatlantic slave trade, Voodoo religion, and colonial government. By 1716, Ouidah had become a major slave port in the triangular trade; the Whydah Gally stopped there to purchase captives for sale in Jamaica. Strong ties run to Brazil, Senegal, and Nigeria as well as France and the United States. The 1972 Dahomeyan coup was launched by soldiers of the Ouidah garrison.