Mauritania Colonial Records
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In other languages: العربيةFrench Colonization (1904-1960)[edit | edit source]
The French established Mauritania as a colonial territory in 1904. Mauritania became a part of French West Africa in 1920. In 1960, the country gained its independence from France.[1]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| French Overseas Civil Registration, Maruitania | 1895-1917 | Births, marriages, and deaths | French | Residents of Mauritania during the French colonial period |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colonial Mauritania," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Mauritania, accessed 22 July 2019.