Fransk Vest-Afrika

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|French West Africa in 1958. thumb|The Government Palace in Dakar, the administrative centre of French West Africa, before 1924. Etymology nb fr Afrique-Occidentale française French West Africa, equivalent to nb fransk French + nb Vest-Afrika West Africa. The French colonial general government was first established in 1895 and was reorganized in 1902 and 1904. The latter reorganization established the administrative structure generally associated with Fransk Vest-Afrika. Parallel formations include nn Fransk Vest-Afrika, da Fransk Vestafrika, sv Franska Västafrika, de Französisch-Westafrika, nl Frans-West-Afrika and en French West Africa. Pronunciation nb /ˈfransk ²ʋɛstˌɑː.fɾɪ.ka/ [ˈfɾaŋsk ˈʋɛ̀stˌɑ̌ː.fɾɪ.ka] nb ɛstɑːfɾɪka 5 nb Fransk Vest-Af ri ka Proper noun nb proper noun Fransk Vest-Afrika nb historical French West Africa; a former French colonial federation and general government in West Africa, ultimately comprising territories corresponding to present-day Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Niger and Mauritania. nb Fransk Guinea var en av koloniene som inngikk i Fransk Vest-Afrika. French Guinea was one of the colonies that formed part of French West Africa. nb 26 November 2024 Gunnar Wicklund-Hansen Fransk Vest-Afrika Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Fransk_Vest-Afrika Fransk Vest-Afrika var fra 1904 til 1958 fransk generalguvernement i Vest-Afrika. French West Africa was a French general government in West Africa from 1904 to 1958. https://web.archive.org/web/20260826075634/https://snl.no/Fransk_Vest-Afrika 26 August 2026 Usage notes The French name was Afrique-Occidentale française, commonly abbreviated AOF. A general government of French West Africa was first instituted by decree on 16 June 1895, initially encompassing Senegal, nb Fransk Guinea French Guinea, French Sudan and Ivory Coast. Further reorganizations in 1902 and 1904 consolidated the federation; Store norske leksikon dates Fransk Vest-Afrika as a general government in its later form from 1904. Saint-Louis initially served as the seat of the general government; Dakar became its administrative capital in 1902. At its fullest extent, the federation comprised Senegal, nb Fransk Guinea French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Dahomey, French Sudan, Niger and Mauritania. These territories correspond principally to the modern states Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Niger and Mauritania. The federation ceased to exist in 1958 during the transition to the French Community. Guinea became independent that year, while most of the remaining constituent territories became independent states in 1960. See also nb Fransk Guinea French Guinea nb Vest-Afrika West Africa French Equatorial Africa Fransk Ekvatorial-Afrika British West Africa Britisk Vest-Afrika References “Fransk Vest-Afrika” in Store norske leksikon. “Vest-Afrika” in Store norske leksikon. “Afrique occidentale française, 1895–1959” at the University of Perpignan. nb former dependent territories nb exonyms