Yovogan
Sign in to saveThe yovogan (or yovoghan, yévogan) was a minister or high dignitary of the Kingdom of Dahomey (in the southwest of present-day Benin), charged with the supervision of commerce in Ouidah, particularly that of slaves, and of relations with European traders.
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It is catalogued under topics including Atlantic slave trade and Kingdom of Dahomey.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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The yovogan (or yovoghan, yévogan) was a minister or high dignitary of the Kingdom of Dahomey (in the southwest of present-day Benin), charged with the supervision of commerce in Ouidah, particularly that of slaves, and of relations with European traders.
In Fon, yovo means "white" or "European" and gan designates "leader" or "chief". Therefore, yovogan directly translates as "leader of the whites " but equates in modern terms to "Minister of European Affairs".
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