Dah Sagbadjou Glele
| Dah Sagbadjou Glele | |
|---|---|
| King of Dahomey | |
 | |
| Reign | 12 January 2019 – 17 December 2021 |
| Coronation | 12 January 2019 |
| Predecessor | Agoli Agbo Dedjalagni |
| Successor | Georges Collinet Béhanzin |
| Born | 1920s–1930s |
| Died | 17 December 2021 |
| House | Aladaxonou |
Dada Kêfa Agbomantonligba Sagbadjou Glèlè[1] (died 17 December 2021) was the King of Dahomey from 2019 until his death.
Early life and accession
He worked as a priest and had for most of his life.[2] Dah Sagbadjou Glele was elected king by the royal families of Dahomey after his predecessor Agoli Agbo Dedjalagni died aged 84, and became Ahosu or King of Dahomey officially on 12 January 2019.[3] Dah Sagbadjou Glele was appointed king of Dahomey with his consent. Dah Sagbadjou Glele was a grandson of Glele.[4] Dah Sagbadjou Glele succeeded his kinsman.
Ahosu of Dahomey
Though little is known of the current royal family of Dahomey, Dah Sagbadjou Glele was considered the last living grandson of one of his predecessors, Glele who was also king of Dahomey. In Benin ancestral kings have no power, and Dah Sagbadjou Glele, although he was a king, was considered a religious leader and held no real power in modern day Benin.[5] After getting chosen to succeed Agoli Agbo Dedjalagni, a court official stated, "This is a deserving choice, a choice of unity, under the anointing of all the girls and sons of the great Glele royal line."[6]
He died on 17 December 2021 in his 90s.[7][8]
References
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- ^ "Dah Sagbadjou Glèlè, nouveau roi d'Abomey". voaafrique. January 12, 2019. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Bénin: Dah Sagbadjou Glèlè nouveau roi d'Abomey". rti.ci. January 13, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "New monarch appointed to ancestral kingdom of Dahomey". news24. January 13, 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Benin: designated the new ruler of the vodoo and the kingdom of Dahomey". africa-express.info. January 14, 2019. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Benin: The successor of King Dedjalagni Agoli-Agbo now known". journal-adjinakou-benin.net. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Après deux ans de règne, le roi Sagbadjou Glèlè du Dahomey est mort Archived 2021-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ "Kêfa Sagbadjou Glèlè: Monarch of once-powerful West African kingdom dies". Zim Focus. 2021-12-23. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-11.