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Lété Island in the Niger River with two tiny settlements on the Benin (then Dahomey)-Niger border, 1972.

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Fred van der Kraaij  (1946–)  wikidata:Q43979193
 
Fred van der Kraaij
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Fred van der Kraaij, F. P. M. van der Kraaij
Description Dutch economist
Date of birth 1946 Edit this at Wikidata
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Nederlands: Lété-eiland in de rivier de Niger met twee kleine nederzettingen op de grens tussen Benin (toen Dahomey) en Niger. De betwiste eigendom van 24 riviereilanden in de rivier de Niger, die de grens vormt tussen Niger en Dahomey (omgedoopt tot Benin in 1975), leidde in 1963 bijna tot een oorlog tussen de twee landen kort na hun onafhankelijkheid in 1960. De foto toont een van deze eilanden en is gemaakt in 1972 bij het oversteken van de rivier tussen Gaya (Niger) en Malanville (Benin, voorheen Dahomey). We zien traditionele hutten op het eiland, een boot in de rivier en vee aan de oever van de rivier. Het geschil werd definitief beslecht in 2005 toen het Internationaal Gerechtshof 16 eilanden toekende aan Niger en negen aan Benin.
English: Lété Island in the Niger River with two tiny settlements on the Benin (then Dahomey)-Niger border. The disputed ownership of 24 riverine islands in the Niger River which forms the border between Niger and Dahomey (renamed Benin in 1975) triggered almost a war in 1963 between the two countries shortly after their 1960 independence. The photo shows one of these islands and was taken in 1972 when crossing the river between Gaya (Niger) and Malanville (Benin, formerly Dahomey). We see traditional huts on the island, a boat in the river, and cattle on the bank of the river. The dispute was definitely settled in 2005 when the International Court of Justice awarded 16 islands to Niger and nine to Benin.
Français : L'île de Lété sur le fleuve Niger avec deux petites colonies à la frontière entre le Bénin (alors Dahomey) et le Niger. La propriété contestée de 24 îles fluviales du fleuve Niger qui forme la frontière entre le Niger et le Dahomey (rebaptisé Bénin en 1975) a déclenché une quasi-guerre en 1963 entre les deux pays peu après leur indépendance en 1960. La photo montre l'une de ces îles et a été prise en 1972 lors de la traversée du fleuve entre Gaya (Niger) et Malanville (Bénin, ex Dahomey). Nous voyons des huttes traditionnelles sur l'île, un bateau dans la rivière et du bétail sur la rive de la rivière. Le différend a été définitivement réglé en 2005 lorsque la Cour internationale de justice a attribué 16 îles au Niger et neuf au Bénin.
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Français : Frontière Niger / Bénin (ex-Dahomey)
English: Border of Niger / Benin (formerly Dahomey)
Nederlands: Grens van Niger / Benin (voorheen Dahomey)
Date 1972
date QS:P571,+1972-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Fred van der Kraaij collection
institution QS:P195,Q2174585

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