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The Colony of Niger (French: Colonie du Niger) was a French colonial possession covering much of the territory of the modern West African state of Niger, as well as portions of Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad. It existed in various forms from 1900 to 1960 but was titled the Colonie du Niger only from 1922 to 1960.
French colonial rule began in the late 19th century, with Niger becoming a French colony in 1922. Post-World War II reforms led to limited self-governance, and Niger declared independence on August 3, 1960, with Hamani Diori as its first president. The country experienced periods of military and civilian rule, with significant political ...
On 1 January 1912, the military territory of Niger was split off from Upper Senegal and Niger, [4] and was erected into a colony in 1922. Between November 1915 and February 1917, the Colony of Upper Senegal and Niger witnessed vastly popular, temporarily successful, and sustained armed opposition to the colonial government in its western Volta ...
Niger, [a] officially the Republic of the Niger, [b] is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast , Chad to the east , Nigeria to the south , Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest , Mali to the west , and Algeria to the northwest .
Military Territory of Bilma ceded to Niger Colony 21 Dec 1954 to 3 Nov 1956: Jean Ramadier, Lieutenant governor: 3 Nov 1956 to 29 Jan 1958: Paul Bordier, Lieutenant governor: 29 Jan 1958 to 25 Aug 1958: Louis Félix Rollet, Lieutenant governor (acting) December 1959: Lieutenant Governor becomes High Commissioner of Niger: Head of State 25 Aug ...
The French leader blamed the exit of his country’s forces from the region on successive coups. ... Niger and Mali following coups in the West African nations where anti-French sentiment has ...
In one of few addresses to the West African country since seizing power from Niger’s democratically elected president a week ago, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani warned against foreign meddling and ...
New Ireland (1880–1882) (attempt at colonization, unofficial) New Caledonia; The New Hebrides Anglo-French condominium (1906–1980) Australia Dirk Hartog Island (1772) (made an unofficial annexation for all Australia) [7] [8] [9] Wallis and Futuna (1887–present)