The Principality of Bethio (also spelled Bequio , Bekio , Bitio , Bétio or Beetyo ) was a small monarchy located for centuries along the lower Senegal River valley, on the border between modern Mauritania and Senegal , in the northeast of Biffeche . In the 18th century it was also called the "Royaume d'Oral." Its capital was at Poum, then moved to N'Dombo, and finally moved to Ross, Senegal in the 19th century (called Ross Béthio since then). The original, fertile farmlands of Bethio are in a region just east of the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary .
11-834: (Redirected from Beco ) [REDACTED] Look up beco in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. BECO or Beco or variation , may refer to: Places [ edit ] Béco , a former principality on the Senegal River, also known as Bethio Beco, Fatululic, Fatululic, Cova Lima, East Timor; a village in Fatululic Administrative Post Quartier Beco (Beco Quarter), Martinique; see List of populated places in Martinique People [ edit ] de Beco (family),
22-466: A 1988 song by Os Paralamas do Sucesso off the album Bora Bora (album) All pages with titles containing beco All pages with titles beginning with BECO All pages with titles beginning with Beco BE (disambiguation) for "Be Company" values Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BECO . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
33-750: A baronial family of Belgium, see List of noble families in Belgium Henri Emile de Béco, a Belgian politician, provincial governor for Brabant, see List of Belgian provincial governors Mariette Beco , a Belgian girl who saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1933 Beco de Castelnau (bishop), a 14th-century Roman Catholic bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cahors Roberto "Béco" Dranoff (born 1963; stagename "Béco") Brazilian music producer Ayrton Senna (1960-1994; nicknamed "Beco") Formula 1 Brazilian racecar driver Companies [ edit ] Batala Engineering Company (BECO),
44-411: A subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Other uses [ edit ] Booster Engine Cut-Off (BECO), the event during launch of a rocket with boosters where they stop firing See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "beco" on Misplaced Pages. Alleyway (Portuguese: beco ) where "Beco" is used in the street names of streets in many jurisdictions "O Beco" (song),
55-718: The 1720s, the Brak (king) of Waalo was Erim M'Bagnick (Yérim Mbañik) and Béquio Malicouri, king of the Royaume d'Oral was his vassal. Maalixuri (Malichouri) (Malikhuri Diop ) played a vital intermiediary role between the Kingdom of Waalo and the French at Saint-Louis, Senegal , accumulating power and influence. He attempted to secede from Waalo in 1724 and burned Rosso, but was defeated and driven into exile in Cayor , where he died. He
66-717: The former name of the Pakistan Engineering Company Beco , a chain of department stores in Venezuela; see List of department stores by country Beilgard Co (BECO), a former aircraft company from Beverly Hills, see List of aircraft (B–Be) Boston Edison Co. (BECo), an electrical utility, subsidiary of NSTAR (company) Brooklyn Edison Company (BECo), a former electrical utility in New York City, see List of New York City manhole cover abbreviations Brown Engineering Company (BECO),
77-405: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BECO&oldid=1254857115 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Portuguese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bethio In
88-687: The title of the kings of the kingdoms of Waalo (or Oualo) and Biffeche on the Senegal River in Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa until the 19th century. The word brak possibly derive from Arabic and mean "high," or from the Arabic word baraka (divine blessing) The main Brak was the king of the Kingdom of Waalo with capital at Ndiourbel north of the river, and later at Nder on
99-400: The west shore of Lac de Guiers . The 'Petit Brak' was the king or seigneur of the Kingdom of Biffeche, with his capital compound at Maka [ fr ] on the Senegal River, near Saint-Louis . The kingdoms of Waalo and Biffeche were labelled as 'Brak' or 'Braque' on some French maps of the area, not to be confused with the moorish realm of Brakna north of the Senegal River. Waalo
110-454: Was conquered by the French in the mid-19th century. The Braks of Waalo were chosen from three leading families of Dyoos , Teedyo and Logar, and ruled through a council consisting of various officials with specific delegated functions. It has been claimed that the Brak of Waalo ruled through a local kind of African traditional democracy, but the rulership had definite patrilineal and matrilineal hereditary restrictions. They claimed descent from
121-399: Was succeeded by Fara Coro. Today, Abdoulaye Diop, the current Prince Bethio , lives at Ross-Bethio where he is a Senegalese political leader. 16°16′32″N 16°08′10″W / 16.27565°N 16.13618°W / 16.27565; -16.13618 This Senegal location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brak (title) Brak (or Braque ) was
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