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// Prehistory Human presence in Chad is very ancient, a humanoid skull found in Borkou is more than 3 million years old. ... // Early inhabitants Over the centuries, the islands of Comoros were invaded by a succession of diverse groups from the coast of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Indonesia, and Madagascar. ... The Republic of Djibouti gained its independence on June 27, 1977. ... Dahomey was a kingdom in Africa, situated in what is now the nation of Benin. ... During the last seven centuries, Bantu ethnic groups arrived in the area from several directions to escape enemies or find new land. ... The area occupied by Guinea today was included in several large West African political groupings, including the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires, at various times from the 10th to the 15th century, when the region came into contact with European commerce. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Colonization Discovery Mauritius was first discovered by the Arabs in 975 AD. Also Malay sailors knew of Mauritius as early as the 10th century. ... Newfoundland â€” (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see Newfoundland travel guide from Wikitravel)â€” (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... This is the history of Niger. ... First settled by Mbuti, Congo was later settled by Bantu groups that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those states. ... Archaeological findings throughout the area indicate that Senegal was inhabited in prehistoric times. ... Map showing the Volta river in Upper Volta Upper Volta (French: ) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso. ... This is the history of CÃ´te dIvoire. ... Roman empire included much of Tunisia in 133 BC and most of Tunisia by 117 AD. // Classical Period In 814 BC the city of Carthage was founded in present-day Tunisia. ... The written history of Madagascar began in the seventh century A.D., when Arabs established trading posts along the northwest coast. ... French Indochina was a federation of protectorates in Southeast Asia, part of the French colonial empire. ... French Equatorial Africa (French: ) was the federation of French colonial possessions in Middle Africa, extending northwards from the Congo River to the Sahara Desert. ... Combatants England Burgundy Brittany Portugal Navarre Flanders Hainault Aquitaine Luxembourg France Castile Scotland Genoa Majorca Bohemia Aragon The Hundred Years War was a conflict between England and France, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. ... Map of Puducherry Region, Union Territory of Puducherry, India Puducherry (Tamil: à®ªà¯à®¤à¯à®šà¯à®šà¯‡à®°à®¿ / à®ªà¯à®¤à¯à®µà¯ˆ) (formerly Pondicherry) is a Union Territory of India. ... Tonkin, also spelled Tongkin or Tongking, is the northernmost part of Vietnam, south of Chinas Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, east of northern Laos, and west of the Gulf of Tonkin. ... The national flag of Acadia, adopted in 1884. ... Annam refers to two different areas of what is now the country of Vietnam. ... French and other European settlements in India. ... New France (French: la Nouvelle-France) describes the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763. ... Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover Martinique in 1502, on his fourth and last New World voyage. ... Map of Anjouan Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an island in the Comoros. ... Inini (1941 pop. ... Saint-Domingue was a French colony from 1697 to 1804 that is today the independent nation of Haiti. ... Map of the first (light blue) and second (dark blue â€” plain and hachured) French colonial empires France had colonial possessions, in various forms, since the beginning of the 17th century until the 1960s. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... French Sudan (Fr. ... // French rule in Algeria, 1830â€“1962 Most of Frances actions in Algeria, not least the invasion of Algiers, were propelled by contradictory impulses. ... Location of French West Africa French West Africa (French: ) was a federation of eight French territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), CÃ´te dIvoire, Niger, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and Dahomey (now Benin). ... // French Colonial Occupation In October of 1887, the French announced the formation of the Union Indochinoise (Indochinese Union), which at that time comprised Cambodia, already an autonomous French possession, and the three regions of Vietnam (Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina. ... Mauritius (right) and RÃ©union (left) The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, which includes Mauritius, RÃ©union, Rodrigues, and Cargados Carajos shoals. ... Quebec has played a special role in Canada, and its history has taken a somewhat different path to the rest of Canada. ... shows the Location of the Province Hatay Flag of the Republic of Hatay (1938-1939) Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and Syria to the south and east. ... Karaikal, also Karikal, is one of the four regions of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. ... The Coromandel Coast is the name given to the southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula. ... Oubangui-Chari, or Ubangi-Shari, was a French territory in central Africa which later became the independent country of the Central African Republic on August 13, 1960. ... Kwang-Chou-Wan (å»£å·žç£), or Kwangchowan, was a small enclave on the south coast of China conceded by China to France as a leased territory. ... MahÃ©, also known as Mayyazhi, is a former French colony in India. ... French India is highlighted in light blue on the subcontinent. ... France Antarctique was the name of the failed French colony south of the Equator, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which existed between 1555 and 1567. ... Equinoxial France was the contemporary name given to the colonization efforts of France in the 17th century in South America, around the line of Equator, before tropical had fully gained its modern meaning: Equinoctial means in Latin of equal nights, i. ... Location of Yanam Yanam or Yanaon is a district of the Union territory of Pondicherry and a town in that district. ... Chandannagore Strand: A unique place along the bank of Ganga Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar (French: Chandernagor), is a small city located 30 kilometers north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. ... Arguin is an island off the west coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin, at 20° 36 N., 16° 27 W. It is 6 km long by 2 broad. ... The Kapaleeshwarar temple in Mylapore was built by the Pallava kings in the 7th century Chennai (à¯†à®šà®©à¯à®©à¯ˆ in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest city. ... French Togoland was a France Mandate territory in West Africa, which later became the Togolese Republic. ... This list, though not quite complete, contains a widely varied spectrum of colonies, protectorates, mandate -, trust - and occupied or annexed states, dependent territories and other political entities that were (or in some cases are) subjected to another sovereign power, or in (de facto unequal) personal union, arranged by these dominant...

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