Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa
Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa Grand conseil de l'Afrique équatoriale française | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 24 November 1947 |
| Disbanded | 1959 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 20 |
| Committees | Permanent Commission, First Commission (Finance, Budget and Administrative Affairs), Second Commission (Economic Affairs, Major Works, Roads, Labour and Social Security), Third Commission (Education, Health, Public Hygiene, Youth, Sports and Leisure), Fourth Commission (Plan of the Federation) |
The Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa (French: Grand conseil de l'Afrique équatoriale française, abbreviated AEF Grand Council) was an interterritorial parliamentary assembly of French Equatorial Africa (AEF) that existed from 1947 to 1959. Based in Brazzaville, the AEF Grand Council was composed of members elected from the Representative Councils (later the Territorial Assemblies) of Gabon, Moyen-Congo, Oubangui-Chari, and Chad. Elections to the Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa were held in 1947, 1952 and 1957. Each of the four territories elected five Grand Councilors. Unlike the assemblies that elected the Grand Councilors, there were no separate quotas for Europeans and Africans for the seats in the Grand Council. The Grand Council oversaw budgetary matters in French Equatorial Africa and its territories. The French Gaullist Paul Flandre was the President of the Grand Council for its two first years, before being replaced by the French socialist Maurice Gérard. Flandre again held the Presidency of the Grand Council 1952-1957. During its final two years Barthélemy Boganda was the Grand Council President.