123:
Yèto Kandji's grandfather was King
Azonssi Togni Agonlinhossou. Yèto Kandji did not receive a high level education and did not get a Primary School Certificate. While in his CM2 class, he became sick and had difficulty travelling to school. Yèto Kandji claims that around this period, an
385:
181:
219:
300:
469:
381:
275:
177:
359:
329:
410:
524:
249:
54:
Yèto Kandji has advocated for further legal recognition of the non-sovereign kings and other traditional authorities in Benin. and is currently the Chief
Organiser of the
211:
296:
272:"Présidence du Haut conseil des rois du Bénin:Kpodégbé Lanmanfan reconduit pour un nouveau mandat | Benin : actualité, politique, Sport, Santé, Artetculture"
461:
382:"L'événement Précis – Fin des festivités du 20ème anniversaire du règne du roi Yèto Kandji d'Agonlin: Yèto, le fondateur du royaume d'Agonlin immortalisé"
178:"L'événement Précis – Yèto KANDJI, Roi d'Agonlin sous " L'Arbre à Palabres ": " Les administrations locales ne peuvent plus se passer des Rois du Bénin ""
271:
829:
351:
321:
406:
95:
were spent to rehabilitate the kings palace. A statue of King Yèto, the founder of the kingdom who reigned between 1634-1731, was also erected.
108:
He celebrated 27 years of reigning as king in 2020. Offerings were made to his predecessors, as well as local deities and other ancestors. The
61:
The king holds annual events celebrating his reign, such as in 2014 and 2020. He also patronises local traditional ceremonies, rituals and
516:
241:
84:: Conseil des rois mahi) in 2013. He also served as secretary general of the High Council of Kings of Benin, and was previously the
105:
visited the king and was granted the title of Prince of the Royal Palace of
Agonlin. He was also given the name "Prince Wanignon".
115:
Yèto Kandji endorsed lréné Agossa as candidate for the Les Démocrates political party in the 2021 presidential election of Benin.
562:
65:
religious events, such as in 2015 when he participated in a religious festival organised by L’Union du culte vodoun d’Agonlin.
1051:
849:
636:
763:
439:
780:
626:
616:
491:
1046:
1011:
575:
432:"Célébration des 27 ans de règne du Roi d'Agonlin: Sa Majesté Yèto Kandji prie pour l'unité et la paix au Bénin"
212:"Royaume d'Agonlin : Dada Yèto Kandji fête 27 ans de règne (Le Dr Samuel Ekoué Creppy fait Ministre royal)"
683:
297:"L'événement Précis – Fête du Vodoun: Démonstrations des puissances magiques chez le Roi Yèto Kandji à Agonlin"
55:
58:(French: Haut Conseil des rois du Bénin), an advocacy group for the various sub-national monarchies in Benin.
631:
621:
773:
719:
606:
555:
143:
named Queen Sessimè. Yèto Kandji has stated in 2014 that he had two older brothers, both of whom died.
462:"Primaires des Démocrates pour la présidentielle de 2021 : La coordination de (...) - Fraternité"
658:
601:
925:
910:
746:
322:"Royaume d'Agonlin: La cérémonie traditionnelle "Azon gnigni" prévue du 20 au 23 octobre prochain"
811:
663:
1041:
960:
92:
23:
407:"L'événement Précis – Palais royal d'Agonlin: Le roi Yèto Kandji couronne la star Ian Mahinmi"
980:
942:
920:
839:
729:
709:
548:
806:
739:
678:
8:
724:
611:
352:"Voici les grands titres des journaux privés, en kiosques ce vendredi 9 octobre au Bénin"
88:
of the
National Council of Kings of Benin (French: Conseil national des rois du Bénin).
970:
955:
844:
768:
751:
714:
646:
109:
62:
985:
930:
734:
697:
673:
136:
43:
1004:
895:
834:
794:
668:
583:
975:
965:
875:
816:
756:
81:
1020:
950:
915:
905:
900:
596:
112:
deity
Sanligan, who oversees the local Angolin Vodoun cult, was also honoured.
30:. He has been monarch since 1993. His kingdom comprises the municipalities of
1035:
890:
885:
880:
591:
431:
242:"Présidence Haut conseil des rois du Bénin :Kpodégbé Lanmanfan reconduit"
102:
77:
99:
863:
821:
140:
85:
31:
540:
91:
In 2014, he celebrated 20 years of reigning as king. 200,000,000
16:
King of the
Kingdom of Agonlin, a non-sovereign monarchy in Benin
35:
129:
128:
revealed that he was to be king. During his youth, he lived in
125:
39:
571:
27:
139:. In 2011, he visited Spain and met his third wife, a
73:
Yèto Kandji was crowned monarch in 24 February 1993.
76:
Yèto Kandji was elected
President of the Council of
517:"Un rey de Benín: 'Dios le ha dado un don a Messi'"
1033:
492:"Vacances de rei a la Costa Brava - 18 oct 2011"
556:
22:is the 5th king of the Kingdom of Agonlin, a
356:LA PREMIERE AGENCE DE PRESSE PRIVEE AU TOGO
563:
549:
239:
1034:
349:
544:
459:
269:
379:
206:
204:
202:
200:
198:
172:
170:
168:
166:
164:
162:
160:
158:
146:He has a son called Prince Eri Ala.
13:
570:
489:
14:
1063:
195:
155:
42:. His royal palace is located in
527:from the original on 2022-01-02
509:
483:
472:from the original on 2021-09-23
453:
442:from the original on 2022-07-05
424:
413:from the original on 2018-01-04
388:from the original on 2022-08-28
362:from the original on 2022-08-28
332:from the original on 2022-07-15
303:from the original on 2022-08-28
278:from the original on 2022-01-04
252:from the original on 2021-04-11
222:from the original on 2022-08-27
184:from the original on 2020-12-02
399:
373:
343:
314:
289:
263:
233:
56:High Council of Kings of Benin
20:Dada Agonlinhossou Yèto Kandji
1:
149:
49:
1052:20th-century Beninese people
7:
850:Water supply and sanitation
350:Amegbo, Paul (2015-10-09).
118:
10:
1068:
632:People's Republic of Benin
607:Second Franco-Dahomean War
523:(in Spanish). 2021-12-05.
270:Actubenin, Adminsitateur.
68:
998:
941:
871:
862:
802:
793:
705:
696:
654:
645:
602:First Franco-Dahomean War
582:
218:(in French). 2020-02-26.
1047:Non-sovereign monarchy
637:Mercenary coup attempt
240:Varmelo (2021-03-01).
24:non-sovereign monarchy
466:www.fraternitebj.info
380:Houégban, Servais A.
622:Presidential Council
612:Republic of Dahomey
460:Tchomakou, Adrien.
1029:
1028:
994:
993:
858:
857:
789:
788:
764:Political parties
720:Foreign relations
692:
691:
216:Bénin Intelligent
1059:
1014:
1007:
869:
868:
825:
800:
799:
703:
702:
652:
651:
565:
558:
551:
542:
541:
536:
535:
533:
532:
513:
507:
506:
504:
503:
487:
481:
480:
478:
477:
457:
451:
450:
448:
447:
428:
422:
421:
419:
418:
403:
397:
396:
394:
393:
377:
371:
370:
368:
367:
347:
341:
340:
338:
337:
318:
312:
311:
309:
308:
293:
287:
286:
284:
283:
267:
261:
260:
258:
257:
237:
231:
230:
228:
227:
208:
193:
192:
190:
189:
174:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1056:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1017:
1010:
1003:
990:
937:
911:Public holidays
854:
823:
785:
747:Law enforcement
688:
641:
578:
569:
539:
530:
528:
521:Mundo Deportivo
515:
514:
510:
501:
499:
490:Agulló, Emili.
488:
484:
475:
473:
458:
454:
445:
443:
430:
429:
425:
416:
414:
405:
404:
400:
391:
389:
378:
374:
365:
363:
348:
344:
335:
333:
326:La Nation Bénin
320:
319:
315:
306:
304:
295:
294:
290:
281:
279:
268:
264:
255:
253:
238:
234:
225:
223:
210:
209:
196:
187:
185:
176:
175:
156:
152:
121:
71:
52:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1065:
1055:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1016:
1015:
1008:
1000:
999:
996:
995:
992:
991:
989:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
947:
945:
939:
938:
936:
935:
934:
933:
928:
923:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
872:
866:
860:
859:
856:
855:
853:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
819:
814:
812:Communications
809:
803:
797:
791:
790:
787:
786:
784:
783:
781:Prime Minister
778:
777:
776:
766:
761:
760:
759:
749:
744:
743:
742:
737:
727:
722:
717:
712:
706:
700:
694:
693:
690:
689:
687:
686:
684:Extreme points
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
655:
649:
643:
642:
640:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
597:French Dahomey
594:
588:
586:
580:
579:
568:
567:
560:
553:
545:
538:
537:
508:
482:
452:
423:
398:
372:
342:
328:. 2015-10-09.
313:
288:
262:
232:
194:
153:
151:
148:
120:
117:
70:
67:
51:
48:
44:Agonli-Houégbo
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1064:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1042:Living people
1040:
1039:
1037:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1009:
1006:
1002:
1001:
997:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
961:Ethnic groups
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
948:
946:
944:
940:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
918:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
886:Fetish priest
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
873:
870:
867:
865:
861:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
804:
801:
798:
796:
792:
782:
779:
775:
772:
771:
770:
767:
765:
762:
758:
755:
754:
753:
750:
748:
745:
741:
738:
736:
733:
732:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
707:
704:
701:
699:
695:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
656:
653:
650:
648:
644:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
589:
587:
585:
581:
577:
573:
566:
561:
559:
554:
552:
547:
546:
543:
526:
522:
518:
512:
497:
493:
486:
471:
468:(in French).
467:
463:
456:
441:
437:
433:
427:
412:
409:(in French).
408:
402:
387:
384:(in French).
383:
376:
361:
358:(in French).
357:
353:
346:
331:
327:
323:
317:
302:
299:(in French).
298:
292:
277:
274:(in French).
273:
266:
251:
248:(in French).
247:
243:
236:
221:
217:
213:
207:
205:
203:
201:
199:
183:
180:(in French).
179:
173:
171:
169:
167:
165:
163:
161:
159:
154:
147:
144:
142:
138:
133:
131:
127:
116:
113:
111:
106:
104:
101:
96:
94:
89:
87:
83:
79:
74:
66:
64:
59:
57:
47:
46:, Zagnanado.
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
21:
981:Prostitution
943:Demographics
840:Trade unions
730:Human rights
710:Constitution
627:Kérékou coup
529:. Retrieved
520:
511:
500:. Retrieved
498:(in Catalan)
496:El Punt Avui
495:
485:
474:. Retrieved
465:
455:
444:. Retrieved
436:acotonou.com
435:
426:
415:. Retrieved
401:
390:. Retrieved
375:
364:. Retrieved
355:
345:
334:. Retrieved
325:
316:
305:. Retrieved
291:
280:. Retrieved
265:
254:. Retrieved
245:
235:
224:. Retrieved
215:
186:. Retrieved
145:
134:
122:
114:
107:
100:basketballer
97:
90:
75:
72:
60:
53:
19:
18:
926:Paralympics
807:Agriculture
740:LGBT rights
679:Departments
246:eGlobalNews
137:three wives
103:Ian Mahinmi
26:located in
1036:Categories
896:Literature
824:(currency)
822:CFA franc
725:Government
617:Soglo coup
531:2022-08-28
502:2022-08-28
476:2022-08-28
446:2022-08-28
417:2022-08-28
392:2022-08-28
366:2022-08-28
336:2022-08-28
307:2022-08-28
282:2022-08-28
256:2022-08-28
226:2022-08-28
188:2022-08-28
150:References
93:CFA Francs
50:Activities
971:Languages
956:Education
845:Transport
769:President
757:Air Force
715:Elections
647:Geography
98:In 2017,
86:treasurer
32:Zagnanado
1021:Category
986:Religion
931:Football
921:Olympics
752:Military
735:Abortion
698:Politics
674:Communes
576:articles
525:Archived
470:Archived
440:Archived
411:Archived
386:Archived
360:Archived
330:Archived
301:Archived
276:Archived
250:Archived
220:Archived
182:Archived
141:Spaniard
119:Personal
1005:Outline
881:Cuisine
864:Culture
835:Tourism
830:Fishing
795:Economy
669:Climate
659:Borders
584:History
135:He has
80:Kings (
69:History
976:People
966:Health
876:Cinema
817:Energy
664:Cities
574:
130:Ouidah
126:oracle
110:Vodoun
82:French
40:Ouinhi
1012:Index
951:Crime
916:Sport
906:Music
901:Media
572:Benin
63:Vodun
28:Benin
891:Flag
774:list
592:Ketu
78:Mahi
38:and
36:Covè
1038::
519:.
494:.
464:.
438:.
434:.
354:.
324:.
244:.
214:.
197:^
157:^
132:.
34:,
564:e
557:t
550:v
534:.
505:.
479:.
449:.
420:.
395:.
369:.
339:.
310:.
285:.
259:.
229:.
191:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.