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September 5, 1932

On September 5, 1932, the French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger. Rosey Grier, Per Maurseth, Rosey Grier would arrive in the same year.

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1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1932nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 932nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 32nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1930s decade.

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On September 5, 1932

  1. 1932 The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.

    French colony in West Africa (1919-1958); now Burkina Faso

    Upper Volta was a colony of French West Africa established in 1919 in the territory occupied by present-day Burkina Faso. It was formed from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the Côte d'Ivoire. The colony was dissolved on 5 September 1932, with parts being administered by the Côte d'Ivoire, French Sudan and the Colony of Niger.

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Rosey Grier 1932– American football player and actor
Per Maurseth 1932– Norwegian historian, academic, and politician (died 2013)
Rosey Grier 1932– American football player and actor
Per Maurseth 1932– Norwegian historian, academic, and politician (died 2013)
Rosey Grier 1932– American football player and actor
Per Maurseth 1932– Norwegian historian, academic, and politician (died 2013)

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