French Togoland was a France Mandate territory in West Africa, which later became the Togolese Republic. League of Nations mandates were territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919. ... West Africa is the region of western Africa that, most strictly speaking, includes the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte dIvoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. ...

Mandate territory

On August 26, 1914, the German protectorate of Togoland was invaded by French and British forces and fell after five days of brief resistance. Togoland was divided into French and British administrative zones in 1916, and following the war, Togoland formally became a League of Nations mandate divided for administrative purposes between France and the United Kingdom. August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... British Togoland was a League of Nations Mandate in Africa, formed by the splitting of German Togoland into French Togoland and British Togoland. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the First World War at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. ...

After World War II, the mandate became a UN trust territory, still administered by French commissioners. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ...

By statute in 1955, French Togoland became an autonomous republic within the French union, although it retained its UN trusteeship status. A legislative assembly elected by universal adult suffrage had considerable power over internal affairs, with an elected executive body headed by a prime minister responsible to the legislature. These changes were embodied in a constitution approved in a 1956 referendum. On September 10, 1956, Nicolas Grunitzky became prime minister of the Republic of Togo. However, due to irregularities in the plebiscite, an unsupervised general election was held in 1958 and won by Sylvanus Olympio. On April 27, 1960, in a smooth transition, Togo severed its constitutional ties with France, shed its UN trusteeship status, and became fully independent under a provisional constitution with Olympio as president. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Nicolas Grunitzky (1913-1969) was the second president of Togo. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sylvanus Olympio Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio (1902 - 13 January 1963) was a Togolese political figure. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Post-independence history

See History of Togo The Ewes moved into the area which is now Togo from the Niger River valley between the 12th and 14th centuries. ...