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Colony_of_Niger
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(1900 ) is
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Colony of Niger Colonie du Niger (French) | |||||||||
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| 1922–1960 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
| Status | Colony (1922–1946) Overseas territory (1946–1958) Autonomous republic (1958–1960) | ||||||||
| Capital | Zinder (1922–1926) Niamey (1926–1960) | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Christianity | ||||||||
| 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 | 1,292,405 km (499,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1,218,994 km (470,656 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1936 | 1,747,000 | ||||||||
• 1940 | 1,809,576 | ||||||||
• 1948 | 2,029,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | French West African franc (1922–1945) CFA franc (1945–1960) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Niger | ||||||||
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