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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
French Equatorial Africa canonical 34
French Congo 12
Afrique-Équatoriale française 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French colonial territory ⓘ
former federation of colonies ⓘ
historical political entity ⓘ
administeredBy French Ministry of Overseas France ⓘ
surface form: French Ministry of the Colonies
alignedWith Free France ⓘ
borderedBy Angola ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form: Belgian Congo

Cameroon ⓘ
surface form: Cameroons

French West Africa ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
BrazzavilleConferenceYear 1944 ⓘ
capital Brazzaville ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dissolved 1958 ⓘ
established 1910 ⓘ
formedFrom French Equatorial Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: French Congo

Gabon ⓘ
surface form: Gabon colony

Chad ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
surface form: French Chad

Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form: French Congo

Gabon ⓘ
surface form: French Gabon

French Ubangi-Shari ⓘ
Gabon ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form: Middle Congo

Ubangi-Shari territory ⓘ
surface form: Ubangi-Shari
keyEvent rallying to Free France in 1940 ⓘ
locatedIn Central Africa ⓘ
nativeName French Equatorial Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Afrique-Équatoriale française
officialLanguage French ⓘ
opposed Vichy ⓘ
surface form: 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 Central African CFA franc ⓘ
surface form: French Equatorial African franc

French franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ
surface form: French franc

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Free French Forces → recruitedFrom → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
French colonial empire → territory → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Brazzaville → wasCapitalOf → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
FFL → controlledTerritory → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Free French Forces
French Equatorial Africa → formedFrom → French Equatorial Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
French Equatorial Africa → nativeName → French Equatorial Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrique-Équatoriale française
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque → commanded → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Forces in Equatorial Africa
French Union → includesTerritory → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
French Empire → majorColony → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza → associatedWith → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
Battle of Gabon → country → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Battle of Gabon → theatre → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Ubangi-Shari territory → partOf → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Ubangi-Shari
Ubangi-Shari territory → predecessorEntity → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Ubangi-Shari
this entity surface form: French Congo
Ubangi-Shari territory → borderedBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Ubangi-Shari
this entity surface form: French Congo
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration → borderedBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
French Ubangi-Shari → partOf → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
French Ubangi-Shari → borderedBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
Flag of French Equatorial Africa → country → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Flag of French Equatorial Africa → usedBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Flag of French Equatorial Africa → appliesToJurisdiction → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
AEF → fullName → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrique-Équatoriale française
AEF → fullNameInEnglish → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
AEF → predecessor → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
AEF → abbreviationFor → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrique-Équatoriale française
AEF → abbreviationFor → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Brazzaville Conference → country → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Brazzaville Conference → location → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
Brazzaville Conference → appliesToJurisdiction → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Congo Free State → borderedBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
Ordre de l’Étoile noire → usedIn → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
French authorities → governs → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
German Kamerun → borderedBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan → borderedBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Léon Mba → countryOfCitizenship → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Nzebi people → colonialHistory → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Nzebi people → countryDuringColonialPeriod → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
Ipunu → colonialHistoryContext → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Bobangi → historicalRegion → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
Code de l'indigénat → appliesToJurisdiction → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Ubangi-Shari → partOf → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Ubangi-Shari → borderedBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
Marien Ngouabi → placeOfBirth → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France → countryInvolved → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France → location → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
French colonial law → appliedIn → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Blaise Diagne → countryOfDeath → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Cameroon
Middle Congo → partOf → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Middle Congo → precededBy → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Congo
Middle Congo → partOf → French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: French West and Equatorial Africa customs union