Sub-Saharan Africa 106 years ago today: French invasion of the Tibesti (14 Mar 1913) https://buff.ly/2TPmgR9 The Anglo-French Treaty of 1899 placed the Tibesti Mountains (in the central Sahara) within French borders. This claim was disputed by the Ottoman Empire, but when the Ottomans were defeated by Italy in Tripolitania in 1911-1912, they were compelled to abandon the region. The French took the opportunity to invade the Tibesti the following year, where they now faced and defeated the Senussi, but were in turn forced to withdraw during the desert revolts of World War I. It would not be until 1929-1930 that the French would finally pacify the region. #subsaharanafrica #history #welovemaps #map #1910s #1913 #scrambleforafrica #africanhistory #sahara #tibesti #chad #frenchempire #frenchequatorialafrica #frenchwestafrica #ottomanempire #italianempire #kufrah #march #march14 #britishempire #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #worldhistory #historyteacher #historygeek #historybuff #historynerd #imperialism #colonialism (at Tibesti Region) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-k67-gLq5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t0dfozgm348c
