Tags: Monarch.

Ghezo or Gezo was a King of the Kingdom of Dahomey in present-day Benin from 1818 until 1858. Ghezo replaced his brother Adandozan (ruled 1797 to 1818) as king through a coup with the assistance of the Afro-Brazilian slave trader Francisco Félix de Sousa. He ruled over the kingdom during a tumultuous period punctuated by the British blockade of the ports of Dahomey in order to stop the Atlantic slave trade.

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active years end year
1858-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1818-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1858-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
parent
Agonglo
predecessor
Adandozan
successor
Glele
title
King of Dahomey

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