Dutch Slave Coast
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Dutch Slave Coast
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The Dutch Slave Coast refers to the trading posts of the Dutch West India Company on the Slave Coast, which lie in contemporary Ghana, Benin, Togo, and Nigeria. The primary purpose of the trading post was to supply slaves for the Dutch colonies in the Americas. Dutch involvement on the Slave Coast started with the establishment of a trading post in Offra in 1660. Later, trade shifted to Ouidah, where the English and French also had a trading post. Political unrest caused the Dutch to abandon the
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Trading posts of the Dutch West India Company on the Slave Coast
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Slave_Coast
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2024-01-17T09:36:35Z
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