French West Africa
French colonial federation in west Africa from 1895 to 1958
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Summary
French West Africa is a federation[1]. It draws 5,535 Wikipedia views per month (federation category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Continent: Africa[4]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[5], defunct organization[6]
- Capital: Dakar[7], Saint-Louis[8]
- Official language: French[9]
- Currency: French West African franc[10]
- Basic form of government: federation[11], colony[12]
- Part of: French colonial empire[13], French Union[14], French Colonial Africa[15]
- Commons category: French West Africa[16]
- Has part(s): French Ivory Coast[17], Colony of Niger[18]
- Inception: January 1, 1895[19]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 4, 1958[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:French West Africa[21]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Replaces: Empire Peul[25], Samorian state[26]
- Replaced by: Benin[27], Burkina Faso[28], Ivory Coast[29], Mali[30], Mauritania[31], Niger[32], Senegal[33], Guinea[34], Sudanese Republic[35], Nigeria[36], Kingdom of Libya[37], Italy[38]
- Category for people born here: Q13335277[39]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q71441949[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of French West Africa[41]
Why It Matters
French West Africa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]