Territory of Inini Territoire de l'Inini | |||||||||
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| 1930–1946 | |||||||||
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.png) Inini (green) and French Guiana (beige) | |||||||||
| Status | French colony | ||||||||
| Capital | Saint-Élie | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interbellum · World War II | ||||||||
• Separated from French Guiana | 6 June 1930 | ||||||||
• Reintegrated | 19 March 1946 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1946[1] | 5,024 | ||||||||
| Currency | French franc | ||||||||
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Inini was an inland territory of French Guiana, administered separately between 6 June 1930[2] and 19 March 1946, after which all of French Guiana became a department of France.[3] The territory remained governed as a special entity, until 17 March 1969 when it was dissolved into communes, and subject to regular government.[4] Its capital was Saint-Élie.[5] The population of the territory consisted of Amerindians, Maroons, and gold prospectors.[4] The district was named after the river Inini, a major river in the interior of French Guiana which runs east to west, unlike the other major rivers which run south to north.[6]
- ^ "Vous qui voulez venir en Guyane". University of Florida (in French). 1953. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
1946 census data. On page 29, it was noted that there were an estimated 4,000 foreigners in the country who mainly worked in the interior, i.e. the illegal gold prospectors were not included in the statistics
- ^ "Création de territoire en Guyane française". Journal officiel de la Guyane française via Bibliothèque Nationale de France (in French). 6 June 1930. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Loi n° 46-451 du 19 mars 1946 tendant au classement comme départements français de la Guadeloupe, de la Martinique, de la Réunion et de la Guyane française". Government of the French Republic (in French). 19 March 1946. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b Thabouillot, Gérard (24 August 2023). Le territoire de l'Inini : 1930-1969 (in French). Ibis rouge éditions. ISBN 9782375205051. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "South America 1930: Vargas Revolution". Omni Atlas. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Au temps de l'Inini". Un Témoin en Guyane (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2020.