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Polity Timeline

1900-01-01:

Government-General of the French West Africa Federation : FWA

(Saint Louis of Senegal)

-   FRENCH WEST AFRICA

1959-05-01:

Central Bank of West African States : CBWAS

(Dakar)

-   WEST AFRICAN STATES BANK

1963-05-12:

West African Monetary Union : WAMU

(Abidjan)

-   WAMU

1994-01-10:

West African Economic and Monetary Union : WAEMU

(Ouagadougou)

-   WAEMU

2009-03-17:

West African Economic and Monetary Union : WAEMU

(Ouagadougou)

-   WAEMU

1900-01-01:

Government-General of the French West Africa Federation : FWA

(Saint Louis of Senegal)

-   FRENCH WEST AFRICA

1940-07-11:

High Commission for FRENCH AFRICA TERRITORIES

(Goree + Dakar)

-   FRENCH AFRICA TERRITORIES

1948-01-01:

Government-General of the French West Africa Federation : FWA

(Dakar)

-   FRENCH WEST AFRICA

1959-03-01:

SAHEL-BENIN Union

(Abidjan)

-   SAHEL-BENIN

1959-05-01:

Central Bank of West African States : CBWAS

(Dakar)

-   WEST AFRICAN STATES BANK

1963-05-12:

West African Monetary Union : WAMU

(Abidjan)

-   WAMU

1994-01-10:

West African Economic and Monetary Union : WAEMU

(Ouagadougou)

-   WAEMU

1958-12-23:

States of French West Africa : FWA

(Abidjan)

-    FR          (FR)

1959-04-02:

SAHEL-BENIN Union

(Abidjan)

-    Robert Julienne          (Robert Julienne)

1959-05-01:

Central Bank of West African States : CBWAS

(Dakar)

-    DG Robert Julienne (fr)          (DG Robert Julienne (fr))

1974-12-15:

West African Monetary Union : WAMU

(Abidjan)

-    DG Abdoulaye Fadiga (sn)          (DG Abdoulaye Fadiga (sn))

1988-10-11:

West African Monetary Union : WAMU

(Abidjan)

-    Abdoulaye Kone (ci)          (Abdoulaye Koné (ci))

1988-10-28:

West African Monetary Union : WAMU

(Abidjan)

-    DG Alassane Ouattara (ci)          (DG Alassane Dramane Ouattara (ci))

1990-12-04:

West African Monetary Union : WAMU

(Abidjan)

-    Charles Konan Banny (ci)          (Charles Konan Banny (ci))

1993-11-22:

West African Monetary Union : WAMU

(Abidjan)

-    DG Charles Konan Banny (ci)          (DG Charles Konan Banny (ci))

1996-01-01:

West African Economic and Monetary Union : WAEMU

(Ouagadougou)

-    Moussa Toure (sn)          (Moussa Touré (sn))

2004-01-10:

West African Economic and Monetary Union : WAEMU

(Ouagadougou)

-    Soumaila Cisse (ml)          (Soumaïla Cissé (ml))

2011-11-16:

West African Economic and Monetary Union : WAEMU

(Ouagadougou)

-    Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare (sn)          (Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (sn))

2017-04-10:

West African Economic and Monetary Union : WAEMU

(Ouagadougou)

-    Abdallah Boureima (ne)          (Abdallah Boureima (ne))

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