French Somaliland
1883–1967 French colony in modern Djibouti / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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French Somaliland (French: Côte française des Somalis, lit. 'French coast of the Somalis'; Somali: Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. The Republic of Djibouti is its legal successor state.[1]
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French Somaliland | |||||||||
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1883–1967 | |||||||||
Anthem: La Marseillaise | |||||||||
Status | Colony of France (1884–1946) Overseas territory of France (1946–1967) | ||||||||
Capital | Djibouti | ||||||||
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Religion | |||||||||
Demonym(s) | Somali French Somali | ||||||||
Government | Dependent territory | ||||||||
Governor | |||||||||
• 1884–1899 | Léonce Lagarde | ||||||||
• 1965–1967 | Louis Saget | ||||||||
Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
• Established | May 20 1883 | ||||||||
June 18, 1940 | |||||||||
December 28, 1942 | |||||||||
• Status changed to overseas territory | October 27, 1946 | ||||||||
• Renamed | July 5 1967 | ||||||||
Currency | French franc (1883–1949) French Somaliland franc (1949–1967) | ||||||||
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Today part of | Djibouti |
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