France legislates for the independence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Dahomey" id="mwASI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republic of Dahomey">Dahomey</a> (later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" id="mwASM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Benin">Benin</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Upper_Volta" id="mwASQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republic of Upper Volta">Upper Volta</a> (later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso" id="mwASU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a>) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" id="mwASY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Niger">Niger</a>.