Upper Senegal and Niger

Colony of Upper Senegal and Niger
Haut Sénégal et Niger (French)
1904 (1904)–1921 (1921)
Flag of Upper Senegal and Niger
A map of Upper Senegal and Niger circa 1912 from french colonial report
A map of Upper Senegal and Niger circa 1912 from french colonial report
StatusColony in French West Africa
CapitalBamako
Common languagesFrench
History 
• Established
1904 (1904)
• Disestablished
1921 (1921)
CurrencyFrench West African franc
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Senegambia and Niger
French Upper Volta
French Sudan
Colony of Niger
Today part ofBurkina Faso
Mali
Niger

Upper Senegal and Niger (French: Haut Sénégal et Niger) was a colony in French West Africa, created on 21 October 1904 from colonial Senegambia and Niger by the decree "For the Reorganisation of the general government of French West Africa".[1]

At its creation, the "Colony of Upper Senegal and Niger" contained the old territories of Upper Senegal, the Middle Niger, and the military Niger territory. Its capital was Bamako.

  1. ^ Decree of 18 October 1904 portant réorganisation du Gouvernement général de l'Afrique occidentale française, published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 21 October 1904 (Online)