French Somaliland
French Somaliland | |||||||||
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| 1886–1967 | |||||||||
| Anthem: La Marseillaise | |||||||||
French Somaliland in 1922 | |||||||||
| Status | Colony of France (1884–1946) Overseas territory of France (1946–1967) | ||||||||
| Capital | Djibouti | ||||||||
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| Demonym(s) | Somali French Somali | ||||||||
| Government | Dependent territory | ||||||||
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• 1896–1899 | Léonce Lagarde | ||||||||
• 1965–1967 | Louis Saget | ||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
• Established | May 20, 1886 | ||||||||
| June 18, 1940 | |||||||||
| December 28, 1942 | |||||||||
• Status changed to overseas territory | October 27, 1946 | ||||||||
• Renamed | July 5, 1967 | ||||||||
| Currency | French franc (1883–1949) French Somaliland franc (1949–1967) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Djibouti | ||||||||
| History of Djibouti |
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French Somaliland (French: Côte française des Somalis, lit. 'French Coast of the Somalis'; Somali: Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska; Arabic: ساحل الصوماليين الفرنسي وتوابعه) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which became the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. The Republic of Djibouti is its legal successor state.