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On 13 October 1958 the French government announced that full independence would be granted. [7] On 14 November 1958 the United Nations’ General Assembly took note of the French government's declaration according to which Togo which was under French administration would gain independence in 1960, thus marking an end to the trusteeship period. [8]
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 ]
Date Name Remarks January 1: New Year's Day [3] January 13: Liberation Day: From France, 1963 April 27: Independence Day: From France, 1960 First Monday after Easter Between March 23 and April 26: Easter Monday: Resurrection of Jesus May 1: Labour Day: Between April 30 and June 3 Forty days after Easter: Ascension Day: Ascension of Jesus ...
The Independence Monument (French: Monument de l'Indépendance) in Lomé, the capital of Togo, was built as a tribute to the country's independence from France on 27 April 1960. It features a white bust of a woman holding up a cooking pot, in front of a silhouette of a figure holding up their arms as if they were breaking chains that shackled ...
This is a list of presidents of Togo since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day. ... Togo has, for most of its independence, ...
Independence restored after period of Spanish rule. Independence initially declared from Spain in 1821 as the Republic of Spanish Haiti, and from Haiti in 1844 with the current name. July 1, 1867 United Kingdom Canada: Britain continued to exercise some level of control until the Statute of Westminster.
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, ... Togo: Independence Day: 27 April: 1960
History of Togo: Events in the year 2025 in Togo. Incumbents ... 27 April – Independence Day; 1 May – Labour Day; 29 May – Ascension Day; 6 June – Tabaski;