Ubangi-Shari
1903–1960 French colony in Central Africa, now the Central African Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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7°N 20°E Ubangi-Shari (French: Oubangui-Chari) was a French colony in central Africa, a part of French Equatorial Africa.
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Colony of Ubangi-Shari | |||||||||
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1903–1960 | |||||||||
Anthem: "La Marseillaise" | |||||||||
Status | Colony of France | ||||||||
Capital | |||||||||
Official language | French | ||||||||
Commonly spoken | Sango | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Ubangi-Sharian | ||||||||
Commissioner General | |||||||||
• 1903 | Charles Noufflard [fr] | ||||||||
• 1958–1960 | Yvon Bourges | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1958–1959 | Barthélemy Boganda | ||||||||
• 1959 | Abel Goumba | ||||||||
• 1959–1960 | David Dacko | ||||||||
Establishment | |||||||||
• Established | 29 December 1903 | ||||||||
15 January 1910 | |||||||||
12 April 1916 | |||||||||
30 June 1934 | |||||||||
31 December 1937 | |||||||||
1 December 1958 | |||||||||
13 August 1960 | |||||||||
Currency | |||||||||
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Today part of | CAR |
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It was named after the Ubangi and Chari rivers along which it was colonised. It was established on 29 December 1903, from the Upper Ubangi (Haut-Oubangui) and Upper Shari (Haut-Chari) territories of the French Congo; renamed the Central African Republic (CAR) on 1 December 1958; and received independence on 13 August 1960.[1]