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French West Africa (federation) |
Note: Administrative grouping under French rule from 1895 to 1958; comprised of former French territories of West Africa including Senegal, Guinea, Cöte d'Ivoire, Mali (then French Sudan), Benin (then Dahomey), Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta), Niger, and Mauritania. |
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French West Africa (preferred,C,O)
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Afrique Occidentale Française (C,V)
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member is .... |
Benin .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000160] |
member is .... |
Burkina Faso .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000208] |
member is .... |
Côte d'Ivoire .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000168] |
member is .... |
Guinea .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000167] |
member is .... |
Mali .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000175] |
member is .... |
Mauritania .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000176] |
member is .... |
Niger .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000181] |
member is .... |
Senegal .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000189] |
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