Upper Senegal and Niger
Colony of Upper Senegal and Niger | |||||||||||||
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| 1904–1921 | |||||||||||||
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".
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.