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| Status | French colony | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
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• Established | 1902 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1904 | ||||||||
| Currency | French West African franc | ||||||||
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Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the colonial French West Africa possessions, in the region of present-day Niger, Mali and Senegal.
History
It was formed in 1902, and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger. [1]
Stamps
Despite its brief existence, the French government still managed to issue postage stamps for the administrative unit, in the form of a version of its Navigation and Commerce series, inscribed "SENEGAMBIE / ET NIGER".
See also
References
- ^ Imperato, Pascal James; Imperato, Gavin H. (2008). "Introduction". Historical Dictionary of Mali. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. lxxi–xcvii. ISBN 978-0-8108-5603-5.
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- French West Africa
- Former colonies in Africa
- Former French colonies
- French colonisation in Africa
- History of Senegambia
- History of Niger
- History of Senegal
- States and territories established in 1902
- States and territories disestablished in 1904
- 1902 establishments in French West Africa
- 1904 disestablishments in French West Africa
- France–Niger relations
- France–Senegal relations
- Niger stubs
- African history stubs
Senegambia and Niger | |||||||||
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| 1902–1904 | |||||||||
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| Status | French colony | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1902 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1904 | ||||||||
| Currency | French West African franc | ||||||||
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Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the colonial French West Africa possessions, in the region of present-day Niger, Mali and Senegal.
History
It was formed in 1902, and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger. [1]
Stamps
Despite its brief existence, the French government still managed to issue postage stamps for the administrative unit, in the form of a version of its Navigation and Commerce series, inscribed "SENEGAMBIE / ET NIGER".
See also
References
- ^ Imperato, Pascal James; Imperato, Gavin H. (2008). "Introduction". Historical Dictionary of Mali. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. lxxi–xcvii. ISBN 978-0-8108-5603-5.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
17°41′33.7″N 8°4′5.9″E / 17.692694°N 8.068306°E
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| This Niger-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This African history–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- French West Africa
- Former colonies in Africa
- Former French colonies
- French colonisation in Africa
- History of Senegambia
- History of Niger
- History of Senegal
- States and territories established in 1902
- States and territories disestablished in 1904
- 1902 establishments in French West Africa
- 1904 disestablishments in French West Africa
- France–Niger relations
- France–Senegal relations
- Niger stubs
- African history stubs