▁it ▁ent a iled ▁different ▁institutions ▁and ▁systems ▁of ▁laws ▁for ▁the ▁colon izer ▁and ▁the ▁colon ized . ▁Under ▁this ▁policy , ▁the ▁Afr icans ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁preserve ▁their ▁own ▁custom s ▁in so far ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁compatible ▁with ▁French ▁interests , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁recent ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁slave ▁trade . ▁ ▁An ▁ind igen ous ▁el ite ▁trained ▁in ▁French ▁administrative ▁practice ▁formed ▁an ▁inter medi ary ▁group ▁between ▁French ▁and ▁Afr icans . ▁After ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁Western ized ▁I vo iri ans ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁French ▁citizens hip . ▁Most ▁I vo iri ans , ▁however , ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁French ▁subjects ▁and ▁were ▁govern ed ▁under ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁association . ▁As ▁subjects ▁of ▁France , ▁n atives ▁outside ▁the ▁above - ment ioned ▁civil ized ▁el ite ▁had ▁no ▁political ▁rights . ▁They ▁were ▁draft ed ▁for ▁work ▁in ▁mines , ▁on ▁plant ations , ▁as ▁por ters , ▁and ▁on ▁public ▁projects ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁tax ▁responsibility . ▁They ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁ind ig én at , ▁a ▁separate ▁system ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁V ich y ▁regime ▁remained ▁in ▁control ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁British ▁troops ▁inv aded ▁without ▁much ▁resistance . ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁gave ▁power ▁back ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁General