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  2. French colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    Klein, Martin A. Slavery and colonial rule in French West Africa (Cambridge University Press, 1998) Manning, Patrick. Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880-1995 (Cambridge UP, 1998). Neres, Philip. French-speaking West Africa: From Colonial Status to Independence (1962) Priestley, Herbert Ingram. France overseas: a study of modern imperialism ...

  3. List of French possessions and colonies - Wikipedia

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    In the 19th century, starting with the Occupation of Algeria in 1830, France began to establish a new empire in Africa and Southeast Asia. The following is a list of all countries that were part of the French colonial empires from 1534 ; 491 years ago ( 1534 ) to the present, either entirely or in part, either under French sovereignty or as ...

  4. French North Africa - Wikipedia

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    French North Africa (French: Afrique du Nord française, sometimes abbreviated to ANF) is a term often applied to the three territories that were controlled by France in the North African Maghreb during the colonial era, namely Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

  5. File:Colonial empires in 1800.svg - Wikipedia

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    Maps of colonization history 1492 · 1550 · 1600 · 1660 · 1754 · 1800 · 1812 · 1822 · 1885 · 1898 · 1914 · 1920 ... Decolonisation of Africa; Great ...

  6. Colonisation of Africa - Wikipedia

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    France ruled from Paris, appointing chiefs individually without considering traditional criteria, but rather loyalty to France. France established two large colonial federations in Africa, French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa. France appointed the state officials, passed laws and had to approve any measures passed by colonial assemblies.

  7. French invasion of Egypt and Syria - Wikipedia

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    French occupation: 1798–1801: ... Africa, India and even much of Eastern Europe and Russia, printing was a minor, specialised activity until the 18th century at ...

  8. French Africa - Wikipedia

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    Klein, Martin A. Slavery and colonial rule in French West Africa (Cambridge University Press, 1998) Manning, Patrick. Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880-1995 (Cambridge UP, 1998). Neres, Philip. French-speaking West Africa: From Colonial Status to Independence (1962) Priestley, Herbert Ingram. France overseas: a study of modern imperialism ...

  9. Evolution of the French colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    Over 50% of the world's borders today, were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [9] [10] [11] This is a list of all territories that were part of the French colonial empires in the last 500 years, either entirely or in part, either under French sovereignty or as mandate or protectorate.