Colony of Upper Senegal and Niger Haut Sénégal et Niger (French) | |||||||||||||
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| 1904–1921 | |||||||||||||
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 A map of Upper Senegal and Niger circa 1912 from french colonial report | |||||||||||||
| Status | Colony in French West Africa | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Bamako | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1904 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1921 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | French West African franc | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Burkina 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.