Fashoda Incident

imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in Eastern Africa
Event international_crisis Q722699
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Fashoda Incident

Summary

Fashoda Incident is an international crisis[1]. It draws 1,397 Wikipedia views per month (international_crisis category, ranking #10 of 46).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fashoda Incident is located in Kodok[3].
  • Fashoda Incident is in the country of South Sudan[4].
  • Fashoda Incident's instance of is recorded as international crisis[5].
  • Fashoda Incident's instance of is recorded as border incident[6].
  • Kodok is named after Fashoda Incident[7].
  • Fashoda Incident's Commons category is recorded as Fashoda Incident[8].
  • Fashoda Incident began on September 18, 1898[9].
  • Fashoda Incident ended on November 3, 1898[10].
  • Fashoda Incident's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.8875, 'lon': 32.110277777777775}[11].
  • A participant in Fashoda Incident was Jean-Baptiste Marchand[12].
  • A participant in Fashoda Incident was Charles Mangin[13].
  • Among those involved in Fashoda Incident was Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener[14].
  • Among those involved in Fashoda Incident was Horace Smith-Dorrien[15].
  • A participant in Fashoda Incident was Théophile Delcassé[16].
  • Fashoda Incident's has cause is recorded as Marchand expedition[17].
  • Fashoda Incident's has cause is recorded as French trans-African policy[18].
  • Fashoda Incident's has cause is recorded as Cape to Cairo Policy[19].
  • Fashoda Incident's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[20].

Body

When and Where

Fashoda Incident began on September 18, 1898[9]. It ended on November 3, 1898[10]. It is in the country of South Sudan[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include international crisis[5] and border incident[6].

Participants

Recorded participant include Jean-Baptiste Marchand[12], Charles Mangin[13], Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener[14], Horace Smith-Dorrien[15], and Théophile Delcassé[16].

Why It Matters

Fashoda Incident draws 1,397 Wikipedia views per month (international_crisis category, ranking #10 of 46).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country
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    Start time +1898-09-18T00:00:00Z
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Kodok
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007567829705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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