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Niger

1989 French DC-10 crashes near Niger, 171 die 1976 Failed coup in Niger 1974 28th Tony Awards: River Niger and Raisin win 1974 Military coup in Niger, president Diori Hamani deposed 1973 Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel 1973 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) 1972 Joseph A Walkers "River Niger," premieres in New York City 1960 Niger gains independence from France 1960 Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta and Niger declare independence 1958 Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) 1910 Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37 1898 France signs Niger Convention 1895 King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed 1894 Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger 1891 Capt. Archinard's army fights with Nyamina of Niger in West-Sudan 1886 George Goldie gets charter for Royal Niger Company 1883 Lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger 1883 French Lt-colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger 1882 British HMS Flirt fire at and destroy Abari village in Niger 1882 British HMS Flirt destroys village of Asaba Niger 1804 Mungo Park leaves England seeking source of Niger River

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