In politics and in history, a colony is a Territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies.... in French West Africa
French West Africa
File:AOFMap1936.jpgFile:Gor?ePalais.JPG French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial empires#Second French colonial empire territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia and Niger, French Sudan , French Guinea , C?te d'Ivoire, French Upper Volta and Dahomey .... created in 1904 from Senegambia and Niger
Senegambia and Niger
Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the France possessions in Africa, formed in 1902 and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger.... . Niger
Niger
Niger , officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east.... became a separate military district in 1911 and a separate colony in 1922, Upper Volta
French Upper Volta
Upper Volta was a colony of French Third Republic French West Africaestablished on March 1, 1919 from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the C?te d'Ivoire.... was split off in 1919, and the remainder reorganized as French Sudan
French Sudan
French Sudan was a colony in French West Africa that had two separate periods of existence, first from 1890 to 1899, then from 1920 to 1960, when the territory became the independent nation of Mali.... in 1920. The capital was Bamako
Bamako
Bamako, population 1,690,471 , is the Capital and largest city of Mali, and currently estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa . It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the Upper and Middle Niger Valleys, in the southwestern part of the country.... .
The colony is perhaps remembered most often by philatelists, since it issued a number of postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is adhesive paper evidence of a fee paid for Mail services. Usually a small rectangle attached to an envelope, the stamp signifies the person sending it has fully or partly paid for delivery.... s during its short existence.
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In politics and in history, a colony is a Territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies.... in French West Africa
French West Africa
File:AOFMap1936.jpgFile:Gor?ePalais.JPG French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial empires#Second French colonial empire territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia and Niger, French Sudan , French Guinea , C?te d'Ivoire, French Upper Volta and Dahomey .... created in 1904 from Senegambia and Niger
Senegambia and Niger
Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the France possessions in Africa, formed in 1902 and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger.... . Niger
Niger
Niger , officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east.... became a separate military district in 1911 and a separate colony in 1922, Upper Volta
French Upper Volta
Upper Volta was a colony of French Third Republic French West Africaestablished on March 1, 1919 from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the C?te d'Ivoire.... was split off in 1919, and the remainder reorganized as French Sudan
French Sudan
French Sudan was a colony in French West Africa that had two separate periods of existence, first from 1890 to 1899, then from 1920 to 1960, when the territory became the independent nation of Mali.... in 1920. The capital was Bamako
Bamako
Bamako, population 1,690,471 , is the Capital and largest city of Mali, and currently estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa . It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the Upper and Middle Niger Valleys, in the southwestern part of the country.... .
The colony is perhaps remembered most often by philatelists, since it issued a number of postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is adhesive paper evidence of a fee paid for Mail services. Usually a small rectangle attached to an envelope, the stamp signifies the person sending it has fully or partly paid for delivery.... s during its short existence. See main article, Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and Niger
Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and Niger
Upper Senegal and Niger was a colony in French West Africa created in 1904 from Senegambia and Niger. Niger became a separate military district in 1911 and a separate colony in 1922, French Upper Volta was split off in 1919, and the remainder reorganized as French Sudan in 1920.... .
