French Guinea
This article is about the specific polity French Guinea and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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In 1891 the name of the colony of Rivières du Sud was changed to French Guinea. It was a predecessor of modern-day Guinea in Africa. It gained independency from France in 1958.
Establishment
December 1891: A decree transformed the colony of "Rivières du Sud" into "French Guinea".
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1892: In 1891, Guinea was proclaimed a French colony.
January 1893: At the Berlin Congress of 1885 it was decided that around 30 percent of the Liberian national territory was to be annexed by France in two stages. The second cession took place in 1892.
August 1896: The boundaries of Sierra Leone were demarcated with French Guinea and Liberia.
November 1896: The battle of Porédaka on November 13, 1896, is a minor engagement during which the French colonial troops in the company of Modi Oumarou Bademba and Alpha Ibrahima Fougouba decisively defeat the last forces of Almamy Bocar Biro Barry last almamy of Fouta Djallon, after which the Fouta Djallon is annexed to the Senegambian Confederation.
September 1898: The Wassoulou empire was a short-lived (1878-1898) empire, led by Samory Touré in the predominantly Malinké area of what is now upper Guinea and southwestern Mali (Wassoulou).
January 1899: French military expedition to Sikasso.
October 1958: French Guinea became independent from France in 1958 after its voters rejected Charles de Gaulle's Constitution of 1958. This led to the territory joining the Republic of Guinea.
Disestablishment
October 1958: French Guinea became independent from France in 1958 after its voters rejected Charles de Gaulle's Constitution of 1958. This led to the territory joining the Republic of Guinea.
