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Afrique occidentale française
French West Africa

Federation
Dependency of ‌France
1895–1958
Flag Coat of arms
Location of French West Africa
Location of French West Africa
Capital Dakar
Status Dependency
History
October 27, 1895 Established
October 5, 1958 French Community Established
December 22, 1958 Disestablished
Currency French West African franc
 Senegambia and Niger
 French Sudan
 French Guinea
 French Upper Volta
 French Dahomey
 French Togoland
French Community 
Dahomey
Guinea 
Côte d'Ivoire 
Mali Federation 
Mauritania 
Niger 
Upper Volta
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French West Africa (1895-1958) was a federation of French dependencies in Western Africa. When the French Union was dissolved in 1958, the individual territories became autonomous republics of the French Community, before each becoming independent states in 1960.





Nation

French Colonial Empire

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