French Somaliland

French Somaliland
Côte française des Somalis (French)
Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska (Somali)
ساحل الصوماليين الفرنسي وتوابعه (Arabic)
1886–1967
Coat of arms of
Coat of arms
Anthem: La Marseillaise
French Somaliland in 1922
French Somaliland in 1922
StatusColony of France (1884–1946)
Overseas territory of France (1946–1967)
CapitalDjibouti
Common languages
Religion
Demonym(s)Somali
French Somali
GovernmentDependent territory
Governor 
• 1896–1899
Léonce Lagarde
• 1965–1967
Louis Saget
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• Established
May 20, 1886
June 18, 1940
December 28, 1942
• Status changed to overseas territory
October 27, 1946
• Renamed
July 5, 1967
CurrencyFrench franc
(1883–1949)
French Somaliland franc
(1949–1967)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Obock Territory
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
Today part ofDjibouti

French Somaliland (French: Côte française des Somalis, lit.'French Coast of the Somalis'; Somali: Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) 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.[1]

  1. ^ France Ministère des colonies, Sous-secrétariat des colonies; DÉCRET N° 120, ARTICLE PREMIER (1896). "Bulletin officiel du Ministère des colonies". gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2020-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)