1920-1939 History of Central Africa Central African
Republic






Oubangi-Chari, 1939-1960



In 1940, during World War II, French Equatorial Africa (renamed French Free Africa) was the stronghold of Charles de Gaulle's Free French administration.
In 1946, Oubangi-Chari was given an assembly, French Equatorial Africa representation in the French National Assembly. In 1957, French Equatorial Africa was dissolved, and in 1960 the colony, under the name CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, became independent.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		Central African Republic, History of, from Infoplease
French Equatorial Africa, from Infoplease
CAR : The Party System in 1950-1956 and 1957-1962, in : Kenneth Janda, Political Parties : A Cross-National Survey
DOCUMENTS
REFERENCE Article Central African Republic, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1960 p. 147 (on events of 1959) [G]
for yearbook entries on French Equatorial Africa, see History of French Equatorial Africa Naval Intelligence Division : French Equatorial Africa (Geographical Handbook Series), London 1942, 524 pp. [G]



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