Liberating that city in January, 1947, but were unable to reoccupy the rest ofĬhad or Logone by the time of the Ethiopian surrender in mid-1947.įollowing the Ethiopian surrender, eastern Upper Volta remained in disarray. Sped up thereafter, with DOA-UV forces were advanced as far east as N'Xhamena, Nigeria province were not liberated until November, 1946. Advancesįurther east from Niamey were very slow, and it was not until April 1946 thatĭOA-UV forces entered Dosso, and Hausaland province and the southern portion of The Danubians had liberated Niamey, but the city was in complete ruins. Managed to re-enter Niamey, and the next year became one of incessant streetįighting in Niamey between DOA-UV and Ethiopian forces. The front line became static for a time, but by the end of 1944, the DOA-UV had The DOA-UV fought hard to prevent the Ethiopians from crossing the Niger,ĭemolishing all the bridges on the river and dedicating almost all of the littleĪvailable aerial power to destroying any Ethiopian attempt to bridge the river. By the end of 1941, the Ethiopians hadĬonquered Niamey, but they were unable to secure a bridgehead across the Niger Intentions of other Africans), along with DOA-UV forces deployed from the Red, General, it seemed they were more trusting of European intentions than of the Were the "favoured nation" in the province and had little reason to want toĬhange from being governed by Danubians their view was that the Danubians wereĪ devil they knew, whereas the Ethiopians were an unknown quantity, and in Popular support of the local Djerma people (the majority in western Nigeria, who The resistance offered by government forces stiffened considerably, aided by The Danubian Overseas Army on the Upper Volta (DOA-UV) had significant assets, At Niamey, which had been the easternmost position where TheĮthiopians advanced rapidly until reaching the outskirts of Niamey, capital of N'Xhamena, capital of Chad province, fell relatively quickly,Īnd the Ethiopians advanced into the eastern half of Hausaland province (and,įrom there, southwards into Hausa-inhabited parts of Eastern Gold Coast). This secured the southernįlank of the Ethiopian advance westward, allowing them to push forwards towards Logone state (naturally subservient to Ethiopia). Proved to be a great help to the Ethiopians, who rewarded them by setting up a Uagadugu's hold on the provinces of Chad and Logone had neverīeen much better than tenuous, and the local inhabitants, incited by theĮthiopians, rose up against the government in particular, the Logone insurgency In response, the Ethiopians launched an all-out offensive into Upper Volta'sĬhad province. Ire of the Governorship, and in the end Uagadugu declared war on Ethiopia. Incursions into Voltaic territory (eastern Chad province, initially) drew the This supportive attitude was short-lived, however, as repeated Ethiopian As such, the Voltaic governorship was initially supportive ofĮthiopian efforts, regarding them as quite useful in the greater war against theĪllies. The government of the Danubian Confederation prior to the Danubia's collapse intoĬivil war. The Protectorate Governorship of Upper Volta, along with those of Mali, GoldĬoast and Kongo, declared they would continue to follow the pro- HRE policies of The current boundaries were established in 1911, when the entire territory was declared officially pacified.įlag of the Soviet Danubian Protectorate of Upper Volta, 1947-1960 1940s - the Second Great War/Ethiopian War In 1896, the Imperial and Royal Crown Colony on the Upper Volta was established, becoming the last of the Austro-Dalmatian colonies to be created in Africa. A period of about 20 years saw little extension eastwards, until 1891 when the first incursions were made into Logone lands. Through the rest of the 18th century, advances were made eastwards, and by the middle of the 19th century, the territory held by the Austro-Dalmatians covered all of the territory of today's Black Volta, White Volta, Red Volta and Hausaland states, and most of Chad state. From these, the expansion continued inland, until in 1765 the village of Uagadugu became the first place on the territory of modern Upper Nigervolta to be captured by the Austro-Dalmatians. The first Austro-Dalmatian outposts in western Africa were established on the Gold Coast in 1621, with further ones in 1641 in modern Togo and on the Ivory Coast (later part of Mali) in 1647. Flag of the Imperial & Royal Colony on the Upper Volta, 1896-1919
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