''La Voix du Dahomey'' was a newspaper that was important in attempting to resist French colonial rule in
Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a region ...
. The paper was published fortnightly between 1927
and the 1950s with an early circulation of only about 2000
but with a much larger readership and influence. Criticism of France was hidden beneath effusive protestations of loyalty to Paris.
In 1936, the editors and directors of the paper were brought before a court by the colonial powers.
[Campbell, 1998, p. 31.]
The editor of the paper was
José Firmino Santos.
See also
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Le Guide du Dahomey ''Le Guide du Dahomey'' was a short-lived but influential newspaper in Dahomey. The paper was published weekly from Cotonou between 1920 and 1922 over 88 issues under the editorship of Dorothée Lima and Jean Adjovi. Its critical tone and regular ...
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List of newspapers in Benin
This is an incomplete list of newspapers published in colonial Dahomey and modern Benin, ordered by date of establishment (where known).
Colonial era
*''L'Echo du Dahomey'' - established 1905
*'' Recadaire de Behanzin'' - established 1915
*'' L ...
References
Newspapers established in 1927
French West Africa
Newspapers published in Benin
French-language newspapers published in Africa
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