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yes from 1917 till 1945 french were colonize Syria
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Of which country cote d'ivoire was colony?
a french colony
Why does Canada speak french?
Because Quebec was once a French colony.
In what year did the last french colony gain its independence?
French Guiana is still an oversees French colony. French Guiana is located in northern South America.
After World War one did Syria become an independent country?
Well kinda, Syria was fist given to the French who let it become independent, it was part of the Ottoman empire before WWI, a Muslim empire that at that point had control of almost all middle east Asia, to get back on target, no not after WWI but later.
Why does Togo speak french?
Togo speaks French because it was a French colony from 1918 to 1960
Was Syria ever a colony?
Yes, from 1917 till 1945 french were colonize Syria
Why do people in Syria speak French?
People in Syria speak French because Syria was a French colony and they learned how to speak both Arabic and French.
Why is french spoken in Syria?
French is spoken in Syria because Syria was a French protectorate--nominally different than a colony, but not really--and it maintains connections still to France today.
Is Syria a colonized country?
Syria was formerly a French Mandate. While technically this means that Syria was not colonized, a mandate was more or less a colony.
Did Syria build a colony?
no
Was Syria with or against Hitler?
Syria was a French Colony when the war began. When France was invaded & defeated by Germany, then Syria came under the control of the Vichy French government which was an ally of Germany (Hitler). The Vichy French in Syria did very little to help Hitler, because they were too distant from where Germany was fighting. The British military in the Middle East defeated the Vichy French forces in Syria early in the war, thereafter Syria was under the control of Britain until the end of the war. Although combat between the British & Hitler's allies (Vichy French) took place in Syria, Syria & its citizens were generally not allied with either side during the war.
When did French expedition in Syria happen?
French expedition in Syria happened in 1860.
Is Syria a Phoenician colony?
Syria and Lebanon were the areas in which Phoenician cities established themselves.
How long has Benin spoken French?
Benin is a French colony, so it has spoken French ever since it was Dahomey and got its independence from France in 1960.
How did Syria gain their independence?
Syria was givin away by the french in 1947
What french do egyptians speak?
The french from Paris and syria
Zenobia was the Queen of what Roman colony?
palman empirePalmyra, which is in Syria.
