French Equatorial Africa

French Equatorial Africa
*Afrique-Équatoriale française* (French)
French Equatorial Africa Afrique-Équatoriale française (French)
1910–1958
	Flag Coat of arms
Status	Federation of French colonies (1910–1934); French colony (1934–1958)
Capital	Brazzaville
Official languages	French
Religion	Catholicism and others
Governor-General
• 1908–17	Martial Henri Merlin
• 1951–57	Paul Louis Gabriel Chauvet
High-Commissioner
• 1957–58	Paul Louis Gabriel Chauvet
• 1958	Pierre Messmer
History
• Established	15 January 1910
• Disestablished	September 1958
Area
• Total	2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi)
Currency	French Equatorial African franc; CFA franc
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Ubangi-Shari
	French Chad
	French Congo
Central African Republic
Chad
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
Today part of	Central African Republic; Chad; Republic of the Congo; Gabon

French Equatorial Africa (French: Afrique équatoriale française, or AEF) was a federation of French colonial territories in Equatorial Africa which consisted of Gabon, French Congo, Ubangi-Shari, and Chad. It existed from 1910 to 1958 and its administration was based in Brazzaville.

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