▁names ▁catalog ▁ ▁Category : B rach od idae ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁French ▁Union ▁() ▁( 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 5 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁entity ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Four th ▁Republic ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁old ▁French ▁colonial ▁system , ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" F rench ▁Empire " ▁( ). ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁formal ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁" ind igen ous " ▁() ▁status ▁of ▁French ▁subjects ▁in ▁colonial ▁areas . ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁Union ▁had ▁five ▁components : ▁ ▁Metropolitan ▁France , ▁which ▁included ▁French ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁' Old ' ▁colon ies , ▁not ably ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁that ▁became ▁over se as ▁depart ments ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁' New ' ▁colon ies , ▁renamed ▁over se as ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁Prote ctor ates ▁of ▁French ▁Ind och ina . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁expected ▁that ▁other ▁prote ctor ates ▁would ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Union , ▁but ▁the ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁French ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁French ▁Tun is ia ▁refused ▁to ▁become ▁members ▁and ▁never ▁belonged . ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁Trust ▁Territ ories , ▁such ▁as ▁French ▁Cam ero ons ▁and ▁French ▁T og ol and , ▁success ors ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁mand ates . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁French ▁Union ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the