French Ubangi-Shari

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French colony colonial administrative unit former French colonial territory

French Ubangi-Shari was a former French colonial territory in central Africa that later became the independent nation of the Central African Republic.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French colony → colonial administrative unit → former French colonial territory →
administrativeStatus	colony within French Equatorial Africa → overseas territory of France →
borderedBy	Belgian Congo → Chad → French Congo → Sudan →
capital	Bangui NERFINISHED →
colonialAdministrationCenter	Bangui NERFINISHED →
colonialEconomicActivity	cotton production → subsistence agriculture → timber extraction →
colonialLanguageOfAdministration	French →
colonialPolicy	concessionary companies system → forced labor practices →
colonialPower	France →
country	France →
currency	CFA franc →
dateBecamePartOfFrenchEquatorialAfrica	1910 →
dateDissolved	1960 →
dateEstablished	1903 →
dateOfIndependenceOfSuccessorState	1960-08-13 →
establishedBy	France →
formerColonyOf	France →
governingOfficialTitle	Governor → Lieutenant-Governor →
historicalEra	20th century colonialism → Age of Imperialism →
historicalRegion	Oubangui-Chari →
locatedIn	Central Africa →
locatedOnContinent	Africa →
namedAfter	Chari River NERFINISHED → Ubangi River →
officialLanguage	French →
partOf	French Equatorial Africa → French colonial empire →
predecessor	Haut-Oubangui →
religionInfluence	Christian missions → Protestant missions → Roman Catholic Church →
successor	Central African Republic NERFINISHED →
successorStateIndependenceFrom	France →
todayPartOf	Central African Republic NERFINISHED →
usedLegalSystem	French law →
usedScriptInAdministration	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
French Equatorial Africa →	includesTerritory