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Original: Unknown Vector: SKopp · Public domain
Polity Africa

French West Africa

1895 CE – 1958 CE · 63 years

Colonial federation from 1895 to 1958

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How these dates were made

Real dates from Wikidata, checked against the atlas.

These are real dates: French West Africa's founding and dissolution are recorded in Wikidata, and accepted here only because they agree with the centuries the atlas independently drew it in. The atlas itself draws the world at 4 moments in time, not continuously. The strip below covers those snapshots — 1914 CE to 1938 CE — which sits inside the fuller span above.

1914 CE 4 snapshots 1938 CE
1914 CE1920 CE1930 CE1938 CE

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Africa

Thimlich Ohinga

1400 BCE – 1900 CE

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Anglo-Ashanti Wars

1824 CE – 1900 CE

Landmark · Africa

Cathedral Notre-Dame du Congo

1914 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Sudan

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Mandinka Wars (Samori Ture's Resistance)

1883 CE – 1898 CE

Landmark · Africa

Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine

1920 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

South Africa

Founded 1910 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1895 CE and 1958 CE.

1899 CE Second Boer War 1899 CE Somaliland Campaign (Dervish War) 1899 CE Wadai War (French Conquest of Chad) 1904 CE Herero and Nama War 1905 CE Maji Maji Rebellion 1906 CE Bambatha Rebellion

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Otto von Bismarck Figure · Prussia / Germany 1815 CE – 1898 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Parícutin Volcano Landmark · Americas 1943 CE – still standing
Image credits6 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Flag of FranceOriginal: Unknown Vector: SKopp · Public domain
  • Thimlich OhingaWycondi · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Flag of AlgeriaOriginal: National Liberation Front of Algeria Vector: SKopp · Public domain
  • Anglo-Ashanti warsOle Feldbæk, Ole Justesen: Danmarks Historie: Kolonierne i Asien og Afrika, Politikens Fo… · Public domain
  • Flag of Sudanwww.vexilla-mundi.com Flags of the World: Sudan - Flag Construction details · Public domain
  • Flag of South AfricaFlag design by Frederick Brownell, image by Wikimedia Commons users · Public domain