French Guinea was a French colonial possession in West Africa, with its borders, as of 1958, corresponding to those of the current independent nation of Guinea.
Established by France in 1891, French Guinea was previously known as Rivières du Sud from 1882 to 1891. Prior to 1882, the coastal portions of French Guinea were part of the French colony of Senegal.
In 1891, Rivières du Sud was placed under the colonial lieutenant governor at Dakar, who had authority over the French coastal regions east to Porto-Novo (modern-day Benin). Subsequently, in 1894, Rivières du Sud, Cote d’Ivoire, and Dahomey were separated into ‘independent’ colonies, with Rivières du Sud being renamed as the Colony of French Guinea.
By 1895, French Guinea was made one of several dependent colonies, with its Governor reporting to a Governor-General in Dakar. This administrative structure continued when, in 1904, the federation of colonies was formalized as French West Africa. French Guinea, along with Senegal, Dahomey, Cote d’Ivoire, and Upper Senegal and Niger, were each ruled by a lieutenant governor under the authority of the Governor General in Dakar.
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