[DOC] [TLE] Benin - Wikipedia [PAR] Location of Benin (dark blue).  in Africa  in the African Union (light blue). 
Capital, Porto-Novo .... During the colonial period and at independence, the 
country was known as .... The country's name was officially changed to the 
Republic of Benin on 1 ... Benin, a narrow, northsouth strip of land in West Africa
, lies between... [DOC] [TLE] History of Benin - Wikipedia [PAR] The Republic of Benin was formed in 1960 when the colony of French Dahomey 
gained ... Dahomey was a French colony of and a part of French West Africa from 
1904 to ... By 1975 the Republic of Dahomey changed its name to the People's ... 
of Benin (PRPB) remained in complete power until the beginning of the 1990s. [DOC] [TLE] Benin - Republic of Benin - Country Profile - West Africa [PAR] Benin's former name, until 1975, was Dahomey. Porto-Novo, a port on an inlet of 
the Gulf of Guinea is the nations capital city, largest city and economic capital is... [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN [PAR] The modern republic of Benin, given that name only in 1975, is the successor to 
... his cousins and brings into a single kingdom the region known today as Benin. 
... West Africa, to begin sixty years under French colonial rule - until achieving... [DOC] [TLE] Benin | history - geography - republic, Africa | Britannica.com [PAR] May 10, 2016 ... Official name: Rpublique du Bnin (Republic of Benin) ... (until 1975) Dahomey, 
or (197590) People's Republic of Benin, country of western Africa. ... Benin was 
a French colony from the late 19th century until 1960. .... In the vicinity of Porto-
Novo, the Goun (Gun) and the Yoruba (known in Pob and Ktou... [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #4832, aired 2005-09-20 [PAR] Sep 20, 2005 ... Gerbert picked this name, not Tweety, when he became pope in 999 .... Until 
1975 the West African Republic of Benin was known by this name... [DOC] [TLE] Culture of Benin - history, people, clothing, women, beliefs, food ... [PAR] Before 1975, the Republic of Benin was known as Dahomey, its French ... 
Krkou to power, the name was changed to the People's Republic of Benin, ... 
The Bariba migrated west from what is now Nigeria and established a cluster of ... 
From 1904 to 1958, Dahomey was a colony in the federation of French West 
Africa. [DOC] [TLE] Kingdoms of West Africa - Dahomey / Benin - The History Files [PAR] Situated in western Africa, the kingdom of Dahomey (or Abomey in its earliest ... it 
bore its name until 1975, when it was neutrally renamed the republic of Benin to 
... This is known because the priesthood in these countries uses technical words
... [DOC] [TLE] African National Independence [PAR] Mar 23, 2006 ... Independence achieved 11 November 1975. Benin (Republic of Benin) ... Former 
name: Republic of Upper Volta (renamed in 1984). ... Formed the Federal 
Republic (1 October 1961) when Southern (west) Cameroon (former British ... 
until 1967, French territory of the Afars and Issas until independence. [DOC] [TLE] French Colonies - Benin (formerly Dahomey) - Discover France [PAR] Benin is a small republic in West Africa known from 1960 to 1975 as the Republic 
... of Dahomey until, in 1904, it was made a colony within French West Africa. ... 
The "colonial" name of Dahomey was abandoned in 1975, when the country was
... [DOC] [TLE] Benin Map / Geography of Benin / Map of Benin - Worldatlas.com [PAR] Printable map of Benin and info and links to Benin facts, famous natives, 
landforms, ... It was transformed into a French Colony in the late 1800s, before 
finally gaining its full ... The country's current name (Benin) was adopted in 1975. 
... infrastructure problems indigenous to its neighbors, and most West African 
countries. [DOC] [TLE] Benin Airports, Airports in Benin, Benin Air

Question: Until 1975 the West African Republic of Benin was known by this name
Answer: Dahomey