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Bilateral relations From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benin–Haiti relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Benin and Haiti.
Haiti and Benin maintain diplomatic relations with a Haitian office in Cotonou, although Benin does not currently maintain an official diplomatic presence in the country due to the 2010 earthquake. Benin contributed a contingency of 32 police/civilian personnel to MINUSTAH.[citation needed]
The two countries share an extensive cultural history by way of the Atlantic slave trade and the resulting importing of Vodou as a religious force in Haitian society. The earthquake was followed, among many reactions, by an outburst of solidarity prayers in Benin with the victims.[1] Traditional ceremonies were organized to appease the spirits and seek the blessing of ancestors for the Haitians.[2]
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