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Côte française des Somalis
French Somali Coast |
Colony (1896-1946)
Overseas territory (1946-1967) |
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Location of French Somaliland in 1908 |
| Capital |
Djibouti |
| Language(s) |
French, Arabic |
| Religion |
Islam, Christianity |
| Government |
Dependent territory |
| Governor |
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| - 1896-1899 |
Léonce Lagarde |
| - 1966-1967 |
Louis Saget |
| Historical era |
New Imperialism |
| - Established |
May 20, 1896 |
| - Italian invasion |
June 18, 1940 |
| - British occupation |
December 28, 1942 |
| - Status changed to overseas territory |
October 27, 1946 |
| - Renamed |
July 5, 1967 |
| Area |
| - 1963 |
23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi) |
| Population |
| - 1963 est. |
100,000 |
| Density |
4.3 /km2 (11.2 /sq mi) |
| Currency |
French franc
(1896-1949)
Djiboutian franc
(1949-1967) |
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French Somaliland (French: Côte française des Somalis) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. Established after the French signed various treaties between 1883 and 1887 with the then ruling Somali Sultans,[1] it lasted from 1896[2] until 1967, when it was renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. French Somaliland occupied the territory of present-day Djibouti.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hugh Chisholm (ed.), The encyclopædia britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information, Volume 25, (At the University press: 1911), p.383.
- ^ Worldstatesmen.org
