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[[Hinduism]] is a recent phenomenon in [[Togo]]. The religion was introduced by [[indigenous Africans]] based in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]], and a branch of the [[Hindu Monastery of Africa]] has been established in [[Lomé]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/hinduism-spreads-in-ghana-reaches-togo_740271.html|title=Hinduism spreads in Ghana, reaches Togo|newspaper=Zee News|date=6 November 2011|access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hindumonasteryafrica.org/swami.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318034543/http://hindumonasteryafrica.org/swami.php |archive-date=2011-03-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>''Encyclopedia of new religious movements.'' Peter Bernard Clarke, pg. 268</ref>
[[Hinduism]] is a recent phenomenon in [[Togo]]. The religion was introduced by [[indigenous Africans]] based in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]], and a branch of the [[Hindu Monastery of Africa]] has been established in [[Lomé]].There are about 80,000 or 1% Hindus in Togo in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/hinduism-spreads-in-ghana-reaches-togo_740271.html|title=Hinduism spreads in Ghana, reaches Togo|newspaper=Zee News|date=6 November 2011|access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hindumonasteryafrica.org/swami.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318034543/http://hindumonasteryafrica.org/swami.php |archive-date=2011-03-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>''Encyclopedia of new religious movements.'' Peter Bernard Clarke, pg. 268</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

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Hinduism is a recent phenomenon in Togo. The religion was introduced by indigenous Africans based in Accra, Ghana, and a branch of the Hindu Monastery of Africa has been established in Lomé.There are about 80,000 or 1% Hindus in Togo in 2022.[1][2][3]

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  1. ↑ "Hinduism spreads in Ghana, reaches Togo". Zee News. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia of new religious movements. Peter Bernard Clarke, pg. 268
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