Kingdom of Agwe

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The kingdom of Agwe (aka the Ewe state of Agwe) was an African state created by the Ewe ethnic group in the territory of present-day Benin and Togo, in 1812. It had territories that were divided between France and Germany. France established the protectorate in 1895, and Germany in 1896. The kingdom was abolished but the two powers eventually considered their reestablishment in 1901. The kingdom was definitively abolished in 1949.

List of kings of Agwe[edit]

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1812 Foundation of Agwe state
1812 to 1821 Komlagan  
1821 to 1833 Katraya  
1833 to 1834 Agunu  
1834 to 1844 Toji  
1844 to 1846 Kponton I avumbe  
1846 to 1858 Hanto Tona  
1858 to 1873 Soji Komin Agidi  
1873 to 1889 Atanle  
1889 to 1894 Ahrlonko Butiyi  
1894 to 1895 Kwasihela Diogo  
1895 State annexed by France
1901 State reconstituted under joint Franco-German colonial authority
1901 to 1930 Abalo Bajavi  
1930 to 1935 Kofi Titriwe  
1937 to 1945 Augustino Olympio  
1946 to 1949 Kponton II  

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