French colony in West Africa (1891-1958); now the country of Guinea
For the overseas department of France in South America, see French Guiana.
French Guinea
Guinée française(French)
Constituent of French West Africa
1891–1958
Flag
Green: French Guinea Lime: French West Africa Dark gray: Other French possessions Darkest gray: French Republic
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
Capital
Conakry
Government
Governor
• 1891-1900
Noël Ballay
• 1956-1958
Jean Ramadier
History
• Established
1891
• Independence
October 1958
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Imamate of Futa Jallon
Guinea
Today part of
Guinea
French Guinea (French: Guinée française) was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the current independent nation of Guinea.
French Guinea was established by France in 1891, within the same borders as its previous colony known as Rivières du Sud (1882–1891). Prior to 1882, the coastal portions of French Guinea were part of the French colony of Senegal.
In 1891, Rivières du Sud was placed under the colonial lieutenant governor at Dakar, who had authority over the French coastal regions east to Porto-Novo (modern Benin). In 1894 Rivières du Sud, Cote d'Ivoire and Dahomey were separated into 'independent' colonies, with Rivières du Sud being renamed as the Colony of French Guinea. In 1895, French Guinea was made one of several dependent colonies and its Governor became one of several Lieutenant Governors who reported to a Governor-General in Dakar. In 1904, this federation of colonies was formalised as French West Africa. French Guinea, Senegal, Dahomey, Cote d'Ivoire and Upper Senegal and Niger, were each ruled by a lieutenant governor, under the Governor General in Dakar.
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Guinea (/ˈɡɪni/ GHIN-ee), officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic...
Guineans in France consist of migrants from Guinea and their descendants living and working in France. During the 1960s, Black Africans began to immigrate...
French Guiana (/ɡiˈɑːnə/ or /ɡiˈænə/; French: Guyane, [ɡɥijan] ; French Guianese Creole: Lagwiyann or Gwiyann, [la.ɡwi.jãn]) is an overseas department...
The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy...
like for all overseas departments and territories of France, is French. The dominant religion of French Guiana is Roman Catholicism; some of the Maroons and...
of area disputed between France and Brazil". Web2.bium.univ-paris5.fr. Retrieved 30 April 2015. "22 Mar 1943 - FRENCHGUINEA TURNS FROM GIRAUD TO DE GAULLE...
lists the presidents of Guinea, since the country gained independence from France in 1958 (after rejecting to join the French Community in a constitutional...
France in 1887. In 1885 the two island villages of Conakry and Boubinet had fewer than 500 inhabitants. Conakry became the capital of FrenchGuinea in...
The French Community (French: Communauté française) was the constitutional organization set up in October 1958 between France and its remaining African...
period by the Berlin Conference (1884–1885) and the French, who ruled Guinea until 1958. What is now Guinea was on the fringes of the major West African empires...
and the French Foreign Legion to patrol. There have been several phases launched by the French government to combat illegal gold mining in French Guiana...
The economy of French Guiana is tied closely to that of mainland France through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou, fishing...
First lady of Guinea (French: Première Dame de la République de Guinée) is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Guinea. The country's present...
The national flag of Guinea (French: drapeau de la Guinée) was adopted on 10 November 1958, with the publication of the country's first Constitution. The...
The Guinea national football team (French: Équipe de football de Guinée) represents Guinea in men's international football and it is controlled by the...
of and topical guide to Guinea: Guinea – country located in West Africa, that was formerly known as FrenchGuinea. Guinea's territory has a curved shape...
the 2021 Guinean coup d'état. She is an active duty member of the French National Gendarmerie. Darboux's family is from the south of France, and she worked...
This is a list of colonial governors of FrenchGuinea, from 1891 to 1958. (Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office) For continuation...
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, located on the northern coast of South America between Suriname and Brazil. The country is part of Caribbean...
The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ˈkeɪvi/ KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging...
The French Union (French: Union française) was a political entity created by the French Fourth Republic to replace the old French colonial empire system...
FrenchGuinea) to France, defined the frontier of Nigeria in France's favour, and agreed to French control of the upper Gambia valley; while France renounced...
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