French Mauritania

This article is about the specific polity French Mauritania 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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Was a French Colony in northwestern Africa created in 1903.

Establishment

May 1903: French Mauritania was officially established on 21 May 1903.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1906: After the death of Emir Bakar in 1905, Tagant came under the protectorate of France.

January 1909: Establishment of French protectorate in Adrar.

November 1960: Mauritania became independent from France in 1960 through the Franco-Mauritanian agreements. This marked the end of colonial rule in the region and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.