Kpodégbé Djigla

Kpodégbé Lanmanfan Toyi Djigla is the 16th king of the Fon State of Allada in central Benin. He rose to the throne on December 2, 1992 and is the first king of the kingdom since the death of King Gi-gla I in 1909. Until 2016 the king of Allada served as the president of the Supreme Council of Kings of Benin.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} His successor to the presidency is Sébastien Ajavon.^[6]

Kpodégbé Toyi Djigla is currently president of the High Council of Kings of Benin.^[7] He is married to Queen Djéhami Kpodégbé Kwin-Epo.^[8][9]

See also

• List of rulers of the Fon state of Alada
• List of current constituent African monarchs

References

1. "Le palais royale d'Allada plaide pour un scrutin apaisé" (in French). March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
2. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette (October 2010). Bénin 2011. p. 98. ISBN 9782746929241. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
3. "Le palais royale d'Allada plaide pour un scrutin apaisé" (in French). March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
4. "Rulers of Benin". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
5. "Alada rulers". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
6. "Présidentielle 2016: le message de paix du roi Kpodégbé d'Allada" (in French). March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
7. "Adhésion au Haut conseil des rois du Bénin : La cour royale des Tossonou accueillie sur tapis rouge". La Nation. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
8. "Account Information". cafa.iphiview.com. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
9. "Le Roi Kpodégbé, Président du HCRB, n'est aucunement mêlé à cette cérémonie », dixit la Reine Djehami". Les 4 VERITES (in French). 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-08-27.