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Mariana villegas

Niger. Mariana villegas. The flag of Niger. History of Niger. Niger, becoming independent in 1960 after the dissolution of French west Africa has to wait longer than other French colonies in the region before even lip service is paid to the principles of democracy. President.

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Mariana villegas

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  1. Niger Mariana villegas

  2. The flag of Niger

  3. History of Niger • Niger, becoming independent in 1960 after the dissolution of French west Africa has to wait longer than other French colonies in the region before even lip service is paid to the principles of democracy.

  4. President Prime Minister BrigiRafini • MahamadouIssoufou

  5. Geography • Niger, in West Africa's Sahara region, is four-fifths the size of Alaska. It is surrounded by Mali, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, and Burkina Faso. The Niger River in the southwest flows through the country's only fertile area. Elsewhere the land is semiarid.

  6. History • The nomadic Tuaregs were the first inhabitants in the Sahara region.The Hausa 14th century, Zerma 17th century, Gobir 18th century, and Fulani 19th century,also established themselves in the region now called Niger. Niger was incorporated into French West Africa in 1896. There were frequent rebellions, but when order was restored in 1922, the French made the area a colony. In 1958, the voters approved the French constitution and voted to make the territory an autonomous republic within the French Community. The republic adopted a constitution in 1959 but the next year withdrew from the Community, proclaiming its independence.

  7. Map of Niger

  8. Why do people speak French in Niger? • Because Niger was once colonize by French country

  9. Niger flowers

  10. The end

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