French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa Afrique-Équatoriale française (French) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1910–1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthem: La Marseillaise | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Federation of French colonies (1910–1934) French colony (1934–1958) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Brazzaville | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Official languages | French | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism and others | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1908–17 | Martial Henri Merlin | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1951–57 | Paul Louis Gabriel Chauvet | ||||||||||||||||||||
| High-Commissioner | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1957–58 | Paul Louis Gabriel Chauvet | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1958 | Pierre Messmer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa (1947–1959) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 15 January 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | September 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | French Equatorial African franc CFA franc | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Central African Republic Chad Republic of the Congo Gabon | ||||||||||||||||||||
French Equatorial Africa (French: Afrique équatoriale française, or AEF) was a federation of French colonial territories in Equatorial Africa which consisted of Gabon, French Congo, Ubangi-Shari, and Chad. It existed from 1910 to 1958 and its administration was based in Brazzaville.