Niger (French Colony)

This article is about the specific polity Niger (French Colony) 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 East Africa that covered the territory of present-day Niger. It became independent in 1960.

Establishment

October 1922: Niger was established as a colony on October 13, 1922, inside French West Africa.

Chronology

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1. Events

September 1932: The Upper Volta Colony was dissolved and divided between the colonies of Ivory Coast, French Sudan and Niger.

September 1947: The Mossi renewed their pressure for separate territorial status and on 4 September 1947. Upper Volta became a French West African territory again in its own right.

August 1960: The Republic of Niger becomes independent on August 3, 1960.