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Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger,is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger River. Several European countries already possessed littoral colonies in Africa, and in the latter half of the century they began to turn their eyes towards the interior of the continent. As…

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The North Jutland Region (Nordjylland), or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties (“amter”) and set up five larger regions. Facebook Aabybro frimærkeklub Frederikshavn Frimærkeklub…

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Lolland-Falster is a common term for the two islands Lolland and Falster in Denmark. The islands are only separated by the narrow strait Guldborgsund, and as such have traditionally been grouped together. Facebook Vestlollands Frimærkeklub Websites Midtlollands Frimærkeklub Nykøbing F. Frimærkeklubs Stubbekøbing Frimærkeklub Vestlollands Frimærkeklub

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Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée), is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (Guinée française), the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from other countries with “Guinea” in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau…

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Funen (Fyn) is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is located in the central part of the country. Funen belongs administratively to the Region of Southern Denmark. From 1970 to 2006 the island formed the biggest part of Funen County, which also included the islands of…

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French Guinea (Guinée française) was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the current independent nation of Guinea. It was established by France in 1891, within the same borders as its previous colony known as Rivières du Sud (1882–1891).…

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Benin, officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin), and formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. This region was referred to as the Slave Coast from as early as the 17th century due to the large number of enslaved people who were shipped to the New World…

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The Republic of Dahomey (République du Dahomey) was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Prior to attaining autonomy it had been French Dahomey, part of the French Union. On August 1, 1960, it attained full independence from France. In 1975, the country was…

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The Kingdom of Dahomey was an African kingdom (located within the area of the present-day country of Benin) that existed from about 1600. The kingdom fought the First Franco-Dahomean War and Second Franco-Dahomean War with France. The kingdom was reduced and made a French protectorate in 1894. In 1904 the…

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Neukamerun was the name of Central African territories ceded by the Third French Republic to the German Colonial Empire in 1911. Upon taking office in 1907, Theodor Seitz, governor of Kamerun, advocated the acquisition of territories from the French Congo. Germany’s only major river outlet from its Central African possessions…

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