| Upper Senegal and Niger Haut Sénégal et Niger |
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| French colony | ||||
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| Capital | Bamako | |||
| Language(s) | French | |||
| Political structure | Colony | |||
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| - Established | 1904 | |||
| - Disestablished | 1922 | |||
| Currency | French West African franc | |||
Upper Senegal and Niger (French: Haut Sénégal et Niger) was a colony in French West Africa created in 1904 from Senegambia and Niger. Niger became a separate military district in 1911 and a separate colony in 1922, Upper Volta was split off in 1919, and the remainder reorganized as French Sudan (present-day Mali) in 1920. The capital was Bamako.
The colony is perhaps remembered most often by philatelists, since it issued a number of postage stamps during its short existence. See main article, Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and Niger.
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