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Colony of Niger
Colonie du Niger (French)
1922–1960
Flag of Niger
Flag
Anthem: La Marseillaise
French West Africa in 1936. Note the Colonie du Niger, lacking the earlier Tibesti area of Chad, includes the later eastern Upper Volta
French West Africa in 1936. Note the Colonie du Niger, lacking the earlier Tibesti area of Chad, includes the later eastern Upper Volta
StatusConstituent of French West Africa
CapitalZinder
(1922–1926)
Niamey
(1926–1960)
Common languagesFrench
Religion
Islam, Christianity
GovernmentColony
(1922–1946)
Overseas territory
(1946–1958)
Autonomous republic
(1958–1960)
Lieutenant Governor 
• 1922–1929
Jules Brévié
• 1958–1959
Louis Félix Rollet
High Commissioner 
• 1959–1960
Jean Colombani
Prime Minister 
• 1957–1958
Djibo Bakary
• 1958–1960
Hamani Diori
History 
• Established
13 October 1922
• Status changed to overseas territory
13 October 1946
• Autonomy
19 December 1958
• Independence
3 August 1960
Area
1940[1]1,292,405 km2 (499,000 sq mi)
1948[2]1,218,994 km2 (470,656 sq mi)
Population
• 1936[2]
1,747,000
• 1940[1]
1,809,576
• 1948[2]
2,029,000
CurrencyFrench West African franc
(1922–1945)
CFA franc
(1945–1960)
ISO 3166 codeNE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Colony of Niger Upper Senegal and Niger
First Republic of Niger (1960–1974) Colony of Niger
Today part ofNiger

The Colony of Niger (French: Colonie du Niger) was a French colonial possession covering much of the territory of the modern West African state of Niger, as well as portions of Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad. It existed in various forms from 1900 to 1960 but was titled the Colonie du Niger only from 1922 to 1960.

  1. ^ The Americana Annual 1946
  2. ^ a b Britannica Book Of The Year 1953

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