Togoland region
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The Togoland region was a former German colonial territory in West Africa that later became divided between modern-day Ghana and Togo.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Togoland | 1 |
| former Trans-Volta Togoland | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former German colony
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administeredAs | German protectorate ⓘ |
| areaType | coastal and inland territory ⓘ |
| borders |
Dahomey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Lomé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastlineOn | Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| colonialPower | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedBetween |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endReason | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupsHistoricallyPresent |
Dagomba people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ewe people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabye people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalPartitionConfirmed | 1919 ⓘ |
| formalPartitionInstrument | Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameInFrench | Togoland allemand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameInGerman | Togoland (Schutzgebiet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerTerritoryOf | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacyState |
Republic of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainExports |
cocoa
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ cotton ⓘ |
| mandatePower |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partitionDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| partOf | German colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarColonialLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| presentIn |
modern-day Ghana
ⓘ
modern-day Togo ⓘ |
| railwayDevelopmentBy | German colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1884 ⓘ |
| statusAfterWWI | League of Nations mandate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfterWWII | United Nations trust territory ⓘ |
| successorTerritory |
British Togoland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Togoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telegraphInfrastructureBy | German colonial administration ⓘ |
| usedFor | export of agricultural products ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Togoland
subject surface form:
Volta Region
this entity surface form:
former Trans-Volta Togoland