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French colonial missionary policy in West Africa (1830–1960)

French colonial missionary policy in West Africa (1830–1960)

  1. French citizenship rights recognized in Senegal’s Four Communes

    Labels: Four Communes, Senegal

  2. French coastal base in Senegal expands inland

    Labels: Louis Faidherbe, Dakar

  3. Colonial conquest in Dahomey consolidates French control

    Labels: Dahomey, King Behanzin

  4. Colonial authorization enables White Fathers’ Sudan mission

    Labels: White Fathers, French Sudan

  5. French Sudan protectorate declared as empire expands inland

    Labels: French Sudan, Timbuktu

  6. French West Africa federation created to coordinate rule

    Labels: French West, Governor-General

  7. AOF placed on a permanent footing

    Labels: AOF, Dakar

  8. Indigénat regime extended across French West Africa

    Labels: Indig nat, French West

  9. 1905 church–state separation reshapes French religious policy

    Labels: 1905 Law, French la

  10. Blaise Diagne law confirms citizenship in Senegal’s communes

    Labels: Blaise Diagne, Four Communes

  11. Brazzaville Conference promises postwar colonial reforms

    Labels: Brazzaville Conference, Free French

  12. Lamine Guèye law extends French citizenship across the empire

    Labels: Lamine Gu, Overseas Territories

  13. Loi-cadre Defferre transfers powers to elected African governments

    Labels: Loi-cadre Defferre, Territorial Governments

  14. Guinea’s 1958 “No” vote breaks with French colonial system

    Labels: Guinea, 1958 Referendum

  15. AOF dissolves as West African states gain independence

    Labels: AOF dissolution, Independence 1960