Ubangi-Shari

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Ubangi-Shari
Oubangui-Chari (French)
1903–1960
Flag of Ubangi-Shari
Flag
Coat of arms (1958–1960)
Coat of arms
(1958–1960)
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
  •   Before 1916
  •   After 1916
StatusColony of France
Capital
Official languageFrench
Commonly spoken
Sango
Demonym(s)Ubangi-Sharian
Commissioner General 
• 1903
Charles Noufflard [fr]
• 1958–1960
Yvon Bourges
Prime Minister 
• 1958–1959
Barthélemy Boganda
• 1959
Abel Goumba
• 1959–1960
David Dacko
Establishment
• Established
29 December 1903
15 January 1910
12 April 1916
30 June 1934
31 December 1937
• Autonomy as CAR
1 December 1958
13 August 1960
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
French Congo
Central African Republic
Today part ofCAR

Ubangi-Shari (French: Oubangui-Chari) was a French colony in central Africa, a part of French Equatorial Africa. It was named after the Ubangi and Chari rivers along which it was colonised. It was established on 29 December 1903, from the Upper Ubangi (Haut-Oubangui) and Upper Shari (Haut-Chari) territories of the French Congo; renamed the Central African Republic (CAR) on 1 December 1958; and received independence on 13 August 1960.[1]

  1. ^ World Statesmen. "Central African Republic Archived 2020-05-13 at the Wayback Machine." Accessed 29 Mar 2014.