Togoland
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Togoland, officially the Togoland Protectorate (; ), was a protectorate of the German Empire in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 90,400 km2 (29,867 sq mi) in size. During the period known as the "Scramble for Africa", the colony was established in 1884 and was gradually extended inland.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Togoland Protectorate
- Country.common_name
- Togoland
- Country.era
- New Imperialism
- Country.status
- Protectorate
- Country.empire
- German Empire
- Country.year_start
- 1884
- Country.year_end
- 1914
- Country.life_span
- 1884–1914
- Country.event_start
- Protectorate established
- Country.date_start
- 5 July
- Country.event_end
- Allied occupation
- Country.date_end
- 26 August
- Country.event_post
- Togoland partitioned
- Country.date_post
- 27 December 1916
- Country.s1
- British Togoland
- Country.s2
- French Togoland
- Country.image_flag
- Reichskolonialflagge.svg
- Country.flag_type
- Flag
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 90479
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- Commons category
- German Togo
- inception
- 1884-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1914-01-01
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- History
- Economics and growth
- World War I occupation and beyond
- Governors
- Planned symbols for Togoland
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Togoland, officially the Togoland Protectorate (; ), was a protectorate of the German Empire in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 90,400 km2 (29,867 sq mi) in size. During the period known as the "Scramble for Africa", the colony was established in 1884 and was gradually extended inland.
At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the colony was invaded and quickly overrun by British and French forces during the Togoland campaign and placed under military rule. In 1916 the territory was divided into separate British and French administrative zones, and this was formalised in 1922 with the creation of British Togoland and French Togoland.