Published on 27 January 2024
NEW CALEDONIA
Historical account from 1890 to 1970.
Next to land occupied by a small population of European origin (5 700 settlers in (…)
Published on 27 January 2024
GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE and neighbouring islands
Historical account from 1890 to 1946.
In 1674, the two islands become colonies.
The (…)
Published on 26 January 2024
In the course of four centuries, French colonial expansion has gone through two periods :
The first, known as "the race for spice" (and sugar, (…)
Published on 26 January 2024
TRADING POSTS IN INDIA
Historical account from 1890 to 1956.
In 1740, Dupleix, the Governor of the establishments of the French Indies (…)
Published on 26 January 2024
SYRIA
Historical account from 1890 to 1946.
An integral part of Turkey until the second World War, Syria is really born as a nation (…)
Published on 26 January 2024
FRENCH COAST OF THE SOMALIS (later, French Territory of the Afars and the Issas; then, Republic of Djibouti)
Historical account from 1890 (…)
Published on 11 January 2024
Historical account from 1890 to 1970.
As a result of negotiations, in 1911, Cameroon, under German domination, annexes a part of the Congo which (…)
Published on 11 January 2024
When the Colonial health service is created, French possessions in Equatorial Africa consist of two colonies, Gabon and Oubangui, administered by (…)
Published on 27 November 2023
The Berlin convention of 1885 recognizes Germany’s rights over the coastal region stretching from the Gold Coast to Dahomey. German conquests (…)
Published on 21 November 2023
Created by a decree of the 16th of June 1895, one year after the establishment of the Ministry for the Colonies, French West Africa (AOF), a (…)
