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->'''Ideology:''' Stratocracy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]], Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]] (Head of State)

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->'''Ideology:''' Stratocracy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]], Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]] (Head of State)Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* ForWantOfANail: Having never been imprisoned by Keïta's administration, Sissoko outlives his OTL counterpart and can potentially come to power in Mali, if Free France wins the West African War.

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* ForWantOfANail: SerendipitousSurvival: Having never been imprisoned by Keïta's administration, Sissoko outlives his OTL counterpart and can potentially come to power in Mali, if Free France wins the West African War.

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* VillainTeamUp: Whereas the FMA and PALF are both dominated by a clear hegemon, this is not the case with the WAA; Wolofia is simply the first among equals in a gentlemen's agreement between various African tinpot dictators who agree that their bottom line would be hurt by either French colonialism (in case they formed in opposition to the FMA) or a socialist revolution.

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* VillainTeamUp: Whereas the FMA and PALF are both dominated by a clear hegemon, this is not the case with the WAA; Wolofia is simply the first among equals in a gentlemen's agreement between various African tinpot dictators (with the exception of de Gaulle, if Free France is a member) who agree that their bottom line would be hurt by either French colonialism (in case they formed in opposition to the FMA) or a socialist revolution.



->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]



* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In OTL, Beavogui was an interim president who succeeded Touré and was overthrown in a 1984 coup. In the 1950's, he collaborated with the French when Guinea was still a colony and got elected to the National Assembly of France, which is the basis of why his political career takes a different trajectory in a French WAW victory and how he leads a pro-French puppet state in the aftermath.

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* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In OTL, AllohistoricalAllusion: The real Beavogui was an interim president who succeeded Touré and was overthrown in a 1984 coup. In the 1950's, he collaborated with the French when Guinea was still a colony and got elected to the National Assembly of France, which is the basis of why his political career takes a different trajectory in a French WAW victory and how he leads a pro-French collaborates with Free France and becomes their puppet state in President of Guinea after they win the aftermath.
West African War.



* VideoGameCaringPotential: Rather than invading them, Free France can peacefully negotiate an annexation of Mossiland. This usually benefits them in the long-term, as it will make them seem like the lesser evil to Cameroon in the eyes of several West African nations, making them more receptive to allying with them in the West African War.

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* VideoGameCaringPotential: Rather than invading them, Free France can peacefully negotiate an annexation of Mossiland. Mossiland (whose leader Maurice Yaméogo is one of the most pro-France there is). This usually benefits them in the long-term, as it will make them seem like the lesser evil demonstrates to Cameroon in the eyes of several West African nations, nations that the French are willing to leave their existing power structures alone (in contrast to Cameroon, whose pan-Africanist, anti-France socialist leaders will never allow the comprador bourgeoisie to remain in power), making them more receptive to allying with them in the West African War.



* ForWantOfANail: Since France lost control of Togo much earlier in this timeline and Ghana annexed the territory, the 1963 military coup that made Grunitzky president in real life never happens and he can now only come to power if Free France wins the West African War.

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* ForWantOfANail: Since France lost control AllohistoricalAllusion: In real life, Grunitzky became president of Togo much earlier in this timeline and Ghana annexed the territory, the 1963 after a France-backed military coup that made Grunitzky overthrew his more independent-minded rival Sylvanus Olympio. In a timeline where France lost and Togo became part of Ghana, he can instead become president in real life never happens and he can now only come to power of Ghana if Free France wins the West African War.
War and installs him as a puppet.



* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Rallying around Nkrumah, the socialists of Ghana wish to expel all colonial authority and their collaborationist governments in West Africa, starting with the liberals in Ghana.

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* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Rallying around Nkrumah, the Ghanaian socialists of Ghana wish to expel all colonial authority and their collaborationist governments in West Africa, starting with the liberals in Ghana.

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism (will be changed to Civilian Dictatorship (Despotism) in the ODF update)[[/note]]
A democratic republic located in former French Senegal and British Gambia.

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism (will be changed to Civilian Dictatorship (Despotism) in the ODF update)[[/note]]
Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
A democratic republic located in former French Senegal and British Gambia.



* TheRepublic: Wolofia is the most liberal and democratic country in West Africa, and opposes both French or pan-Africanist hegemony.
* VillainTeamUp: Whereas the FMA and PALF are both dominated by a clear hegemon, this is not the case with the WAA; Wolofia is simply the first among equals in a gentlemen's agreement between various African tinpot dictators (for the most part) who agree that their bottom line would be hurt by either French colonialism or a socialist revolution.

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* TheRepublic: Wolofia is the most liberal and democratic country in West Africa, and opposes both French or pan-Africanist hegemony.
* VillainTeamUp: Whereas the FMA and PALF are both dominated by a clear hegemon, this is not the case with the WAA; Wolofia is simply the first among equals in a gentlemen's agreement between various African tinpot dictators (for the most part) who agree that their bottom line would be hurt by either French colonialism (in case they formed in opposition to the FMA) or a socialist revolution.



->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]



* TheDeterminator: Despite his unpopularity among pan-Africanists, Senghor is still determined to turn Wolofia into a prosperous nation that can serve as an ideal for its neighbors.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Senghor in TNO is portrayed as leading one of the more liberal democratic nations in West Africa, this is far from the case as OTL; while much more open to democracy than other African strongmen, Senghor still collaborated with France, led a repressive one-party dictatorship that at its worst persecuted dissidents with torture and executions, and suppressed student protests over continued ties to France.



->'''Ideology:''' African Socialism[[note]]Socialism (will be changed to Social Nationalism (Paternalism) in the ODF update)[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' African Socialism[[note]]Socialism (will be changed to Social Nationalism (Paternalism) in the ODF update)[[/note]]Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]



->'''Ideology:''' African Socialism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' African Socialism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]



->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]



->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]



->'''Ruling Party:''' Parti Gaulliste de la France Libre[[note]]Gaullist Party of Free France[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism[[note]]Colonial Government in the ODF update[[/note]]

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->'''Ruling Party:''' Parti Gaulliste Comité Français de la France Libre[[note]]Gaullist Party Libération Nationale[[note]]French Committee of Free France[[/note]]
National Liberation[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism[[note]]Colonial Government in the ODF update[[/note]]
Colonial Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]



* EvilColonialist: In the WAA/FMA/PALF West African War scenario, Free France embraces some colonialist antics and tries to militarily reassert their authority over the region. This leads to their invasion of Mossiland (causing the formation of the WAA), and declaring war on the WAA after several skirmishes between the two factions.

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* EvilColonialist: In the WAA/FMA/PALF West African War scenario, Free France embraces some is a remnant of the French colonial empire, which has had a long history of brutally oppressing native populations and is now still occupying the Ivory Coast. They can further embrace colonialist antics and tries to militarily reassert their authority over the region. This leads to their by launching a military invasion of Mossiland (causing the formation of the WAA), and declaring war on the WAA after several skirmishes between the two factions.



* VestigialEmpire: Free France was exiled from metropolitan France to North Africa, and then lost most of North Africa due to terror bombing. By 1962, all they have left is Ivory Coast. That being said, they still exert some influence over their old colonies in West Africa, and can re-establish themselves as a regional power.

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* VestigialEmpire: Free France was exiled from metropolitan France to North Africa, and then lost most of North Africa due to terror bombing. By 1962, all they have left is Ivory Coast. That being said, they still exert some influence over their old colonies in West Africa, Africa and can re-establish themselves as a regional power.restore part of their old empire by winning the West African War and returning to the Métropole, though any colonies outside of Africa are out of their reach.



->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism, Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]] (Return to France), Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]] (Democratically elected)

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->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism, Colonial Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]], Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]] (Return (return to France), Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]] (Democratically (democratically elected)



* ArchEnemy: Mohammed despises the Cameroonian Pan-Africanists for their aggressive expansionism and opposition to Islam.

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* ArchEnemy: Mohammed Murtala despises the Cameroonian Pan-Africanists for their aggressive expansionism and opposition to Islam.

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** If Wolofia joins the French Military Alliance in response to the Pan-African Liberation Front's aggression, the alliance is described as tenuous and susceptible to collapse once the pan-Africanists are defeated.



** If Wolofia joins the French Military Alliance in response to the Pan-African Liberation Front's aggression, the alliance is described as tenuous and susceptible to collapse once the pan-Africanists are defeated.



->'''Ideology:''' African Socialism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' African Socialism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]Socialism[[note]]Socialism (will be changed to Social Nationalism (Paternalism) in the ODF update)[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism (will be changed to Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]Dictatorship (Despotism) in the ODF update)[[/note]]



* TheRepublic: Wolofia is the most liberal and democratic country in West Africa, and opposes both French or pan-Africanist hegemony.



->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]



* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Senghor in TNO is portrayed as leading one of the more liberal democratic nations in West Africa, this is far from the case as OTL; while much more open to democracy than other African strongmen, Senghor still collaborated with France, led a repressive one-party dictatorship that at its worst persecuted dissidents with torture and executions, and suppressed student protests over continued ties to France.



->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]



* PlotHole: Despite being named as if it is a Wolof-dominant state, president Senghor is actually a Serer (with a Fula mother), and is a big proponent of the plurinational Négritude theory.

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* PlotHole: Despite being named as if it is a Wolof-dominant state, president President Senghor is actually a Serer (with a Fula mother), and is a big proponent of the plurinational Négritude theory.



* TheRepublic: Wolofia is the most liberal and democratic country in West Africa, and opposes both French or pan-Africanist hegemony.



->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]



* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While Senghor in TNO is portrayed as leading one of the more liberal democratic nations in West Africa, this is far from the case as OTL; while much more open to democracy than other African strongmen, Senghor still collaborated with France, led a repressive one-party dictatorship that at its worst persecuted dissidents with torture and executions, and suppressed student protests over continued ties to France.



->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

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