Dah Sagbadjou Glele

Dada Kêfa Agbomantonligba Sagbadjou Glèlè[1] (died 17 December 2021) was the King of Dahomey from 2019 until his death.

[2] Dah Sagbadjou Glele was elected king by the royal families of Dahomey after his predecessor Agoli Agbo Dedjalagni died aged 84, and became Ahosu or King of Dahomey officially on 12 January 2019.

[3] Dah Sagbadjou Glele was appointed king of Dahomey with his consent.

In Benin ancestral kings have no power, and Dah Sagbadjou Glele, although he was a king, was considered a religious leader and held no real power in modern day Benin.

[5] After getting chosen to succeed Agoli Agbo Dedjalagni, a court official stated, "This is a deserving choice, a choice of unity, under the anointing of all the girls and sons of the great Glele royal line.