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netherlands returns benin artefact oba ewuare 129 years

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One Artefact Home After 129 Years: Netherlands Returns Benin Object to the Oba’s Palace

The Netherlands returned a Benin artefact to Oba Ewuare II at his palace in Benin City on 20 October, 129 years after the 1897 invasion — on the exact day he marked ten years on the throne.

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