French Togoland

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Territory of Togoland Togo français (French)
1916–1960
Flag (1957–1958) Seal (1957–1958)
Status	Mandate of France
Capital	Lomé
Common languages	French (official), Ewe, Kabye, Kotokoli etc
Commissioner
History
• Occupation	27 August 1914
• Togoland partitioned	27 December 1916
• League of Nations mandate	20 July 1922
• Autonomy	1956
• Independence	27 April 1960
Currency	CFA franc
ISO 3166 code	TG
Preceded by Succeeded by Togoland Togo
Today part of	Togo

French Togoland (French: Togo français) was a French colonial League of Nations mandate from 1916 to 1946, and a UN trust territory from 1946 to 1960 in French West Africa. In 1960 it became the independent Togolese Republic, and the present day nation of Togo.