AEF

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AEF was the common abbreviation for French Equatorial Africa, a former federation of French colonial territories in central Africa.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French colonial federation
former political entity
abbreviationFor French Equatorial Africa
surface form: Afrique-Équatoriale française

French Equatorial Africa
administrativeCenter Brazzaville NERFINISHED
administrativeDivisionType federation
administrativeLanguage French
borderedBy Angola
Congo Free State
surface form: Belgian Congo

Cameroon
French West Africa
Sudan
capital Brazzaville NERFINISHED
colonialPower France
colonialStatus French colony
continent Africa
country France
currency CFA franc
dateEstablished 1910-02-15
dissolutionDate 1958
endTime 1958
flagUsed French tricolour
surface form: Flag of France
fullName French Equatorial Africa
surface form: Afrique-Équatoriale française
fullNameInEnglish French Equatorial Africa
governmentType colonial administration
includesPresentCountry Central African Republic NERFINISHED
Chad
Gabon NERFINISHED
Republic of the Congo
includesTerritory Chad
Gabon NERFINISHED
Middle Congo
Ubangi-Shari
legalSystem French colonial law
locatedInTimeZone UTC+01:00
metropole French Fourth Republic
French Third Republic
officialLanguage French
partOf French colonial empire
predecessor French Equatorial Africa
surface form: French Congo

Ubangi-Shari
surface form: Ubangi-Shari-Chad
region Central Africa
shortName AEF self-link
startTime 1910
status federation of colonies
successor Central African Republic NERFINISHED
Chad
Gabon NERFINISHED
Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century

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AEF shortName AEF self-link