British Togoland

British Togoland was a colony in West Africa coast and forest (North and West Africa) that lasted from 1916 to 1957 CE, about 41 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Germanic (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Part of German Togoland held by Britain from 1916 as a mandate and later a UN trust territory. In a May 1956 plebiscite 58% of voters chose union with the Gold Coast, and it became part of independent Ghana in March 1957.

See British Togoland on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1916 to 1957 CE

Duration

41 years

Type

Colony

Region

West Africa coast and forest, North and West Africa

Language of its rulers

Germanic

Capital

Ho

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: British Togoland.

Came from

• German Togoland 1884 to 1916 CE

Became

• Ghana 1957 CE to the present

Events in North and West Africa during its time

• 1954 Algerian War begins
• 1956 Suez Crisis
• 1957 Ghana wins independence

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
• French Algeria 1830 to 1962 CE
• Egypt 1953 CE to the present
• Morocco 1956 CE to the present
• Ghana 1957 CE to the present
• French West Africa 1895 to 1960 CE
• British Nigeria 1914 to 1960 CE
• Kingdom of Bamum 1394 to 1923 CE
• Portuguese Cape Verde 1462 to 1975 CE
• Sultanate of Darfur c. 1550 to 1916 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia

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