Abstract
Niger was occupied by France between 1883 and 1899, and became a territory of French West Africa in 1904. It became an autonomous republic within the French Community on 18 Dec. 1958 and achieved full independence on 3 Aug. 1960.
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Bonardi, P., La République du Niger. Paris, 1960
Fugelstad, F., A History of Niger, 1850–1960. OUP, 1984
Séré de Rivières, E., Histoire du Niger. Paris, 1965
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Paxton, J. (1985). Niger. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271142_122
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