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Which country was a French colony?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 138
Quel pays a été une colonie française ?
Which country was a French colony?
Answer. For example Algeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Guinea or Vietnam (Indochina).
Par exemple l'Algérie, le Sénégal, la Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, la Guinée ou le Vietnam (Indochine).
France colonized many territories, mainly in Africa and Asia. Morocco and Tunisia were not colonies but protectorates. Most African colonies become independent in 1960, and Algeria in 1962.
The official text that proves it
« l' Afrique Occidentale Française (AOF) est créée en 1895 par l'union du Sénégal, du Soudan français, de la Guinée et de la Côte d'Ivoire ; »
French West Africa (AOF) is created in 1895 through the union of Senegal, French Sudan, Guinea and Ivory Coast.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
To be confirmed against the four options shown on exam day, which the ministry does not publish.
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