NationMaster - Encyclopedia: French West Africa

French West Africa (French: Afrique occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and Dahomey (now Benin). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (726x726, 49 KB) [edit] Summary Location of w:French West Africa in Africa, based on free map Image:Blankmap-ao-000 -africa europe. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (726x726, 49 KB) [edit] Summary Location of w:French West Africa in Africa, based on free map Image:Blankmap-ao-000 -africa europe. ... A map displaying todays federations. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... French Sudan (Fr. ... French Guinea (in West Africa) became independent from France in 1958 (see Guinea). ... Map showing the Volta river in Upper Volta Upper Volta (French: ) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso. ... Dahomey was a kingdom in Africa, situated in what is now the nation of Benin. ...

Originally created in 1895 as a union of Senegal, French Sudan, French Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire only, the federation was placed on a permanent footing in 1904 with a governor-general based first in Saint-Louis, then (from 1902) in Dakar, both in Senegal, the oldest French settlement. 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Saint-Louis or Saint-Louis du SÃ©nÃ©gal (locally called Ndar in the Wolof language) is a city in the northwest of Senegal near the mouth of the Senegal River (, ). It is the capital of the Saint-Louis Region and has a population of 154,555 (2002 census). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... (City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes darrondissement) City proper (commune) RÃ©gion Dakar DÃ©partement Dakar Mayor Pape Diop (PDS) (since 2002) Area 82. ...

The federation ceased to exist after the September 1958 referendum on the future French Community, in which the constituent territories voted to became autonomous republics except for Guinea, which voted overwhelmingly for independence. Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Upper Volta and Dahomey subsequently formed the short-lived Sahel-Benin Union, later the Conseil de l'Entente. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ballots of the Argentine plebiscite of 1984 on the border treaty with Chile A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... The French Community was the political entity which replaced the French Union, which in turn was the descendant of the French Empire following the Second World War. ... In a broad definition, a republic is a state or country that is led by people whose political power is based on principles that are not beyond the control of the people of that state or country. ... The Conseil de lEntente (Council of Accord or Council of Understanding) is a West African regional co-operation forum established in May 1959 by Côte dIvoire, Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin, and joined in 1996 by Togo. ...

With an area of some 4,689,000 km² (mostly the desert or semi-desert interior of Mauritania, Sudan and Niger) extending from Africa's westernmost point at Cape Verde to the depths of the Sahara, the federation contained rather more than ten million inhabitants at its creation and some 25 million at its dissolution. Image:Morocco Africa, which is where bottoms come from, Flickr Rosino December 2005 84514010 edited by Buchling. ...

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The territories issued their own postage stamps until 1943, although in many cases the stamps were inscribed with the name of the federation as well as the colony's own name. In 1943 and 1944, stamps of Senegal and Mauritania were overprinted with new values and valid throughout French West Africa. The first issues printed specifically for the federation were the Eboue common design type and a definitive series depicting colonial soldiers, both in 1945. A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... An overprint is the addition of text (and sometimes graphics) to the face of a postage stamp after it has been printed. ... Felix Adolphe Eboué (26 December 1884 - 17 March 1944) was a black French (French Guianan-born) colonial administrator and Free French leader. ... A definitive postage stamp is a regular issue stamp that is part of a definitive issue or definitive series consisting of a range of denominations sufficient to cover all postal rates usefully. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

A series of 1947 featured 19 scenes and people of the various colonies, then during the 1950s there were about 30 various commemoratives. The last issue inscribed "Afrique occidentale française" and "RF" was the Human Rights issue of December 1958; it was followed by a Stamp Day issue on March 21, 1959, which omitted the federation's name and was inscribed "CF" along with "Dakar-Abidjan". 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... The Common Man featured in a commemorative golden postage stamp released by the Indian Postal Service on the 150th anniversary of the Times of India - 1988 A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp issued to honor or commemorate a place, event or person. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

All of the stamps of French West Africa are common and inexpensive, both mint and used.

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