Senegambia and Niger
French colony in West Africa (1902-04)
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Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the colonial French West Africa possessions, in the region of present-day Niger, Mali and Senegal.
Senegambia and Niger | |||||||||
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| 1902–1904 | |||||||||
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| Status | French colony | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
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• Established | 1902 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1904 | ||||||||
| Currency | French West African franc | ||||||||
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It was formed in 1902, and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger.[1]
Stamps
Despite its brief existence, the French government still managed to issue postage stamps for the administrative unit, in the form of a version of its Navigation and Commerce series, inscribed "SENEGAMBIE / ET NIGER".
