▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle ' s ▁prov is ional ▁government . ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁Al lies ▁had ▁returned ▁French ▁West ▁Africa ▁to ▁the ▁French . ▁The ▁Bra zz av ille ▁Conference ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁France ' s ▁grat itude ▁for ▁African ▁loyal ty ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁led ▁to ▁far - re aching ▁government al ▁re forms ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁French ▁citizens hip ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁all ▁African ▁" subject s ", ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁organ ize ▁polit ically ▁was ▁recognized , ▁and ▁various ▁forms ▁of ▁forced ▁labor ▁were ▁abol ished . ▁Between ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 6 ▁many ▁national ▁con ferences ▁and ▁constitu ent ▁assemb lies ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁France ' s ▁V ich y ▁regime ▁and ▁prov is ional ▁govern ments ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast . ▁Government al ▁re forms ▁were ▁established ▁by ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁which ▁granted ▁French ▁citizens hip ▁to ▁all ▁African ▁" subject s " ▁under ▁the ▁colonial ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁French . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁govern ors ▁appointed ▁in ▁Paris ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁col ony ▁of ▁I v ory ▁Coast , ▁using ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁direct , ▁central ized ▁administration ▁that ▁left ▁little ▁room ▁for ▁I vo i rian ▁participation ▁in ▁policy - making . ▁While