By the middle of the 17th century, under their monarch King Houegbadja, the first palace of the Dahomey kingdom was built at Abomey. |
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One day the King has da Silva and his quartermaster abducted and brought to the royal residence at Abomey to be executed for no apparent reason. |
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He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Agronomy and his Master of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Abomey Calavi in Benin. |
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In Abomey, once the seat of power of ancient Dahomey, Gates asked Joseph Adande, palace restorer, whether African people knew what horrors they were selling people into. |
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Addressing devotees at Abomey, Benin, high priest Dah Aligbonon offered prayers and sacrifices as part of the West African state's national voodoo day. |
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