French evacuate Fashoda after Britain protests

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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French forces evacuate the Sudanese town of Fashoda, which they had occupied since the previous August, after protestations from Britain. The town lies at a point of strategic importance because it lies at the intersection of a north-south line between Capetown and Cairo and a west-east line between Dakar and Djibouti, thus representing both France and Britain's ambition for their colonial communications.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "French evacuate Fashoda after Britain protests". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19272, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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