French Equatorial Africa

E14018

French colonial territory former federation of colonies historical political entity

French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in central Africa that served as an important political and military base for Free French forces during World War II.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French colonial territory → former federation of colonies → historical political entity →
administeredBy	French Ministry of the Colonies →
alignedWith	Free France →
borderedBy	Angola → Belgian Congo → Cameroons → French West Africa → Sudan →
BrazzavilleConferenceYear	1944 →
capital	Brazzaville →
continent	Africa →
country	France →
dissolved	1958 →
established	1910 →
formedFrom	French Congo → Gabon colony → Territory of Chad → Ubangi-Shari territory →
governmentType	colonial federation →
governorGeneralResidence	Brazzaville →
hadFlag	Flag of French Equatorial Africa →
historicalEra	Age of Imperialism → World War II →
hosted	Brazzaville Conference →
includesTerritory	Chad → French Chad → French Congo → French Gabon → French Ubangi-Shari → Gabon → Middle Congo → Ubangi-Shari →
keyEvent	rallying to Free France in 1940 →
locatedIn	Central Africa →
nativeName	Afrique-Équatoriale française →
officialLanguage	French →
opposed	Vichy France →
partOf	French colonial empire →
servedAs	base for Free French Forces →
shortName	AEF →
successor	Central African Republic → Chad → Gabon → Republic of the Congo →
usedCurrency	French Equatorial African franc → French franc →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
French Ubangi-Shari ("French Congo") → Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration → Ubangi-Shari ("French Congo") →	borderedBy
Battle of Gabon → Brazzaville Conference → Flag of French Equatorial Africa →	country
AEF ("Afrique-Équatoriale française") → AEF →	abbreviationFor
Brazzaville Conference → Flag of French Equatorial Africa →	appliesToJurisdiction
French Ubangi-Shari → Ubangi-Shari →	partOf
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ("French Congo") →	associatedWith
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ("French Forces in Equatorial Africa") →	commanded
Free French Forces →	controlledTerritory
French Equatorial Africa ("French Congo") →	formedFrom
AEF ("Afrique-Équatoriale française") →	fullName
AEF →	fullNameInEnglish
French Union →	includesTerritory
French Empire →	majorColony
French Equatorial Africa ("Afrique-Équatoriale française") →	nativeName
AEF ("French Congo") →	predecessor
Ubangi-Shari ("French Congo") →	predecessorEntity
Free French Forces →	recruitedFrom
French colonial empire →	territory
Battle of Gabon →	theatre
Flag of French Equatorial Africa →	usedBy
Brazzaville →	wasCapitalOf