French anti-aristocratic policy in Porto Novo fueled kingship-revival agitation as anti-colonial protest.

Evidence

The French had established a protectorate over the Kingdom of Porto Novo in 1882, but then systematically reduced the king’s powers, in keeping with their anti-aristocratic ideology. This prompted traditional claimants to the throne to agitate for a return of the kingship to its original role; Hunkanrin and his associates embraced this platform as a vehicle for criticizing the administration. — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 1250

Categorization

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