Senegambia and Niger
French colony in West Africa (1902-04)
Senegambia and Niger Sénégambie et Niger (French) السنغامبيا والنيجر (Arabic) Al-singhambia walnayjar | |||||||||
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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
- French West Africa topics
- French colonisation in Africa
- Sénégambia Confederation
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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