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CADENCE S.

NATIONAL FLAG OF NIGER:

LOCATION:

A BRIEF HISTORY OF NIGER

            The French colonized Niger.  There were bloody massacres and executions.  The French did not treat the people as slaves, but there was a lot of fighting.  Eventually the British came to help the French and Niger suffered a major defeat.  In 1992 Niger made peace with France and became a French colony.

    In some ways the colonization helped Niger.  It helped Niger because the French helped Niger get a voting system.

            Niger got it’s independence on August 3, 1960.  There were two opposing political groups.  Diori soon won the Territorial Assembly elections.

            One problem they had was a huge drought in 1973. A big problem they had was that they didn’t have a stable government.  There were several revolutions and assassinations. Lieutenant- Colonel Seyni K Ounthe even suspended the constitution.

            Some problems they are facing today are that in 2005 Niger faced natural disasters such as the worst locust infestation in 15 years and a severe drought. On July 24, 2004 municipal elections were successful.

Works Cited

Flag and map courtesy of Microsoft Clipart Gallery.

Lonely Planet.  www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations 

Infoplease. http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html 

Seffal, Rabah.  Cultures Of The World Niger