Colony of Niger
Colony of Niger Colonie du Niger (French) | |||||||||
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1922–1960 | |||||||||
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Lieutenant Governor | |||||||||
• 1922–1929 | Jules Brévié | ||||||||
• 1958–1959 | Louis Félix Rollet | ||||||||
High Commissioner | |||||||||
• 1959–1960 | Jean Colombani | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1957–1958 | Djibo Bakary | ||||||||
• 1958–1960 | Hamani Diori | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 13 October 1922 | ||||||||
• Status changed to overseas territory | 13 October 1946 | ||||||||
• Autonomy | 19 December 1958 | ||||||||
• Independence | 3 August 1960 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
1940[1] | 1,292,405 km2 (499,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
1948[2] | 1,218,994 km2 (470,656 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1936[2] | 1,747,000 | ||||||||
• 1940[1] | 1,809,576 | ||||||||
• 1948[2] | 2,029,000 | ||||||||
Currency | French West African franc (1922–1945) CFA franc (1945–1960) | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | NE | ||||||||
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Today part of | Niger |
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.
Military territory
While French took control of some of the areas of modern Niger began in the 1890s, a formal Zinder Military Territory was formed on 23 July 1900. This military territory only governed what is modern southern Niger, with only nominal rule east of
Civilian colonial rule
On 13 October 1922 the civilian Colony of Niger took control of most of southern and western areas, with a lieutenant governor reporting to the
World War II
Niger Colony officials, unlike neighboring
Decolonization
On 31 December 1946 the Military Territories of
Cercle as the last military-run section of modern Niger. This area in the far north east only came under French civilian administration in 1956.In 1947,
Following the 1956
The
Following the Algerian War and the collapse of the French Fourth Republic, the colonies of the French Union became fully independent in 1960. Niger ratified its first fully independent constitution on 8 November 1960, and Jean Colombani stepped down as high commissioner on 10 November 1960.
See also
Notes
- ^ The Americana Annual 1946
- ^ a b Britannica Book Of The Year 1953
- ^ Colin Newbury. The formation of the government general of French West Africa. Journal of African history, vol.1, no.1 (1960), pp.111–128.
- ^ See the photo of the 1927 map at Don d’ouvrages aux Archives nationales Archived February 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from the French Embassy at Niamey, showing the outline of Niger colonie and military territories.
References
- Niger: Rulers.org. Accessed 2009-04-15.
- Decalo, Samuel (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.). Boston & Folkestone: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3136-8.: pp.20, 88–89, 152–54