1960/08/01 - Abomey Dahomey gained and declared its independance.
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state that was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until 1894. From 1894 until 1958 Dahomey was a part of French West Africa and until now, a self-governing colony within the French Community.
1967 bereiste Irving Penn im Auftrag der Vogue mit einem mobilen Fotostudio Dahomey.
