Jules Brévié
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Joseph-Jules Brévié was a French colonial administrator who became governor-general of French West Africa from 1930 to 1936, and then governor-general of French Indochina from 1937 to 1939. He promote
Jules Brévié at the 7th North African Conference in Tunis, 1930
Monolith found by Brévié in Mali, now in the Musée du quai Branly
Upper Senegal and Niger
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Upper Senegal and Niger was a colony in French West Africa, created on 21 October 1904 from colonial Senegambia and Niger by the decree "For the Reorganisation of the general government of French West
Jules Brévié
…Finance department of the government general at Dakar from January to April 1903. Brévié was involved in the occupation and organization of the colony of Upper Senegal and Niger. He served in Bamako, Niafunké and Bougouni in 1903–1906, 1907–1909 and 1910–1912. In 1904 Brévié discovered a site near Tondidarou in what is now Mali…
Camel and rider design on 1-centime stamp from 1914.