What is French Dahomey?
{{Infobox Former Subdivision |native_name = |conventional_long_name = Dahomey |common_name = Dahomey |subdivision = Constituent |nation = French West Africa |event_start = French West Africa |year_start = 1904 |date_start = |event_end = French Community |year_end = 1958 |date_end = 11 December |event_pre = Colonised |date_pre = 1872 |event1 = French Union |date_event1 = 4 September 1947 |event_post = [[Republic of Dahomey|Independence]] |date_post = 1 August 1960 |p1 = Kingdom of Dahomey |flag_p1 = |s1 = Republic of Dahomey |flag_s1 = Flag of Benin.svg |image_flag = Flag of France.svg |flag = Flag of France |image_map = |image_map_caption = |capital = Porto-Novo |footnotes = }} '''Dahomey''' was a [[France|French]] colony. It was part of [[French West Africa]] from 1904 to 1958. In 1947, Dahomey became part of the [[French Union]] and had more freedom. On 11 December 1958, the [[French Fifth Republic]] was started. The [[colony]] became the self-governing Republic of Dahomey. Two years later on 1 August 1960 the country had full independence. In 1975 it changed its name to [[Benin]]. [[Category:History of Benin]] [[Category:French colonial empire]] [[Category:Former colonies in Africa]] {{france-geo-stub}}