Djomehountin in Cotonou, Littoral Department, Benin — West Africa

Bio Guéra

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2023

1. Bio Guéra Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Bio Guera
combattant de la liberté et de la dignité africaine

English translation:
Bio Guéra
Fighter for liberty and African dignity

Erected 2022.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 6° 21.137′ N, 2° 23.164′ E. Memorial is in Cotonou, Littoral Department. It is in Djomehountin. It is at the intersection of Route de L'Aéroport and Rue 230, in the median on Route de L'Aéroport. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Africa,

West Africa,

and specifically Sub-Saharan Africa.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martyrs of January 16, 1977 (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); The Amazons of Benin (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Place Cardinal Bernadin Gantin (approx. 2.4 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Bio Guéra. Bio Guera was born in 1856 and fell in battle against the French on December 17, 1916. He was a resistance fighter and

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"a symbol of rebellion" alongside the Wasangari, Boowo, Fulani and Baatonnu peoples of the former Baru-tem territory. He fought against deprivations of liberty, unfair taxes, conscription, forced labor and colonial oppression. He rescued the people of the village of Gbéku against the abuses of the Wasangari of Buanri in the south, Gberudaba and Bouka in the east. Bio Guera was living in Gbasi - north-west of Niki - when the Baatombu war of resistance to French invasion broke out. Bio Guera actively participated in August 1897 in the war led by Saka Yerima and several times defeated the colonial army. He organized the siege of Bembéréké and then, with his troops, transferred the war to Baura north of Bembéréké. After almost a year of fighting in Baura, hunted down, the warrior chief fell under the murderous bullets of the colonial invader on December 17, 1916. He was declared a Distinguished "National Hero" in 1975. (Translated from the site in French. (Submitted on March 19, 2023.)

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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2023

2. Bio Guéra Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2023

3. Bio Guéra Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2023

4. Bio Guéra Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,440 times since then and 234 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 19, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.