French North Africa
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French North Africa was the group of French colonial territories in the Maghreb, primarily Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, that played a key strategic and military role for France during the 19th and 20th centuries, including World War II.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afrique française du Nord | 3 |
| French Protectorate of Tunisia | 1 |
| French Tunisia | 1 |
| High Commissioner of France in North Africa | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colonial territory
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Algiers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Afrique française du Nord
|
| borderedBy |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| capitalOfMainColony | Algiers ⓘ |
| colonialPower | France ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| decolonizationEvent |
Algerian War of Independence
ⓘ
French Morocco ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan independence
Tunisian independence ⓘ |
| endDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
Berbers ⓘ European settlers ⓘ |
| event |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign of World War II
Operation Torch ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Paris ⓘ |
| includedTerritoryType |
colony
ⓘ
protectorate ⓘ |
| includes |
French Algeria
ⓘ
French Morocco ⓘ
surface form:
French Protectorate of Morocco
French Morocco ⓘ
surface form:
French Protectorate of Tunisia
|
| languageOfAdministration | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb
|
| mainColony | Algeria ⓘ |
| militaryImportance |
air bases for Allied forces in World War II
ⓘ
naval bases in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | colonies and protectorates of France ⓘ |
| protectorate |
Morocco
ⓘ
Tunisia ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| shortName | AFN ⓘ |
| startDate | 1830 ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
key base for French military operations in the Mediterranean
ⓘ
staging area for Allied operations in World War II ⓘ |
| successorState |
Algeria
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Free France
ⓘ
French Third Republic ⓘ Vichy ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy France
|
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Afrique française du Nord
this entity surface form:
Afrique française du Nord
this entity surface form:
French Tunisia
Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco
→
involvedTerritory
→
French North Africa
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
French Protectorate of Tunisia
this entity surface form:
High Commissioner of France in North Africa