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/feuh shoh"deuh/, n.a village in the SE Sudan, on the White Nile: conflict of British and French colonial interests 1898 (Fashoda Incident). Modern name, Kodok.
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Fashoda — Fashoda, today Kodok, is a town in the Sudan. It was the site of an incident in 1898 in which France, having tried to compete with British influence in upper Egypt, sent there a military mission under General jean baptiste marchand, who… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Fashoda — /fəˈʃoʊdə/ (say fuh shohduh) noun a town in the north eastern South Sudan, on the White Nile; British and French colonial interests came into conflict here in the Fashoda incident , 1898. Current name, Kodok …
Fashoda — /feuh shoh deuh/, n. a village in the SE Sudan, on the White Nile: conflict of British and French colonial interests 1898 (Fashoda Incident). Modern name, Kodok … Useful english dictionary
Fashoda syndrome — is the name given to a tendency within French foreign policy in Africa, giving importance to asserting French influence in areas which may be becoming susceptible to British influence. It is named for the Fashoda incident (1898) which is judged… … Wikipedia
Fashoda Incident — The Fashoda Incident (1898) was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between the United Kingdom and France in Eastern Africa. It brought the United Kingdom and France to the verge of war but ended in a diplomatic victory for the UK. It is… … Wikipedia
Fashoda Incident — (Sept. 18, 1898) Climax, at Fashoda, Egyptian Sudan, of a series of territorial disputes between Britain and France. Britain had sought to extend its empire from Cairo to the Cape of Good Hope, while France had sought to extend its own from Dakar … Universalium
Fashoda Incident — (1898) An Anglo French confrontation that determined the spheres of influence of the French and the British in sub Saharan Africa and averted the French spread into Sudan and East Africa. Fashoda was a village in the southern Sudan on the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Fashoda, incidente de — (18 sep. 1898). Incidente ocurrido en Fashoda, en el Sudán egipcio, el más álgido de una serie de disputas territoriales entre Gran Bretaña y Francia. Mientras Gran Bretaña había procurado extender su imperio desde El Cairo hasta el cabo de Buena … Enciclopedia Universal
Fashoda — geographical name see Kodok … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fashoda — DEC … Deutsch Wikipedia
