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Togoland, officially the Togoland Protectorate (German: Schutzgebiet Togo; French: Protectorat du Togo), was a protectorate of the German Empire in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 90,400 km 2 (29,867 sq mi) in size.
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British Togoland, officially the Mandate Territory of Togoland and later officially the Trust Territory of Togoland, was a territory in West Africa under the administration of the United Kingdom, which subsequently entered a union with Ghana, part of which became its Volta Region.
In 1916, Togoland was divided into French and British administrative zones. Following the war, Togoland formally became a League of Nations mandate divided for administrative purposes between France and the United Kingdom. After World War I, newly founded Czechoslovakia was also interested in this colony but this idea did not succeed. Lome was ...
Togoland (bordered in red), 1905. French Togoland (pale purple) and British Togoland (pale green).This article lists the colonial governors of Togo.It encompasses the period when the country was under colonial rule of the German Empire (as Togoland), military occupation of the territory by the Allies of World War I (during the Togoland campaign of the African theatre), as well as the period ...
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Togo, [a] officially the Togolese Republic, [b] is a country in West Africa.It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. [11] It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. [11]
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