Colony of Niger Colonie du Niger (French) | |||||||||
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| 1922–1960 | |||||||||
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| Anthem: La Marseillaise | |||||||||
 French West Africa in 1936. Note the Colonie du Niger, lacking the earlier Tibesti area of Chad, includes the later eastern Upper Volta | |||||||||
| Status | Constituent of French West Africa | ||||||||
| Capital | Zinder (1922–1926) Niamey (1926–1960) | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Christianity | ||||||||
| Government | Colony (1922–1946) Overseas territory (1946–1958) Autonomous republic (1958–1960) | ||||||||
| 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[2] | 1,292,405 km2 (499,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| 1948[1] | 1,218,994 km2 (470,656 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1936[1] | 1,747,000 | ||||||||
• 1940[2] | 1,809,576 | ||||||||
• 1948[1] | 2,029,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | French West African franc (1922–1945) CFA franc (1945–1960) | ||||||||
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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.