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Ladjifarani in Parakou, Borgou Department, Benin — West Africa
 

Statue of Bio Guerra

 
 
Statue of Bio Guerra Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 12, 2023
1. Statue of Bio Guerra Memorial
Inscription.  

Statue de Bio Guerra
Don Conjoint de: Ambassade de la République populaire de Chine au Bénin
Sinohydro Corporation Limited
Juillet 2022

English translation
Statue of Bio Guerra
Joint Donation From: Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Benin
Sinohydro Corporation Limited
July 2022
 
Erected 2022.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 9° 20.318′ N, 2° 38.204′ E. Memorial is in Parakou, Borgou Department. It is in Ladjifarani. It is on Rue east of RNIE6, in the median. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and specifically West Africa. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony.


 
Regarding Statue of Bio Guerra. Bio Guerra was a late 19th century resistance fighter against the French. He mostly fought and led operations in Benin's northern communities. He was killed by the French finally in 1916 and is considered a national hero of Benin.
 
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Statue of Bio Guerra Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 12, 2023
2. Statue of Bio Guerra Memorial
Statue of Bio Guerra image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 12, 2023
3. Statue of Bio Guerra
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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