the former french colonies in west and equatorial africa achieved full sovereignty in 1960.
when did the former french colonies in west and equatorial africa achieve full sovereignty?
1960
france first came into contact with people from gabon when france signed protection treaties with local chiefs in 1839 and 1841. france officially claimed gabon as a territory in 1885 as part of the scramble for africa. administration by france began in 1903 and in 1910, gabon became part of the newly formed federation of french equatorial africa. gabon lasted as part of the colonial federation until 1959. during world war ii, gabon was held by vichy french forces from june to november 1940, but following the battle of gabon the colony was controlled by free french forces. in august 1960, gabon attained independence from france along with the other territories of the former french equatorial africa.
france–gabon relations
list of senators of french equatorial africa





















































following is a list of senators of french africa, people who have represented the colonies in french equatorial africa during the french fourth republic.





















































french equatorial africa was the federation of french colonial possessions in equatorial africa, extending northwards from the congo river into the sahel, and comprising what are today the countries of chad, the central african republic, cameroon, the republic of the congo, and gabon.





















































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senators for the french cameroons under the french fourth republic were:
list of senators of french equatorial africa