List of senators of French Equatorial Africa

Following is a list of senators of French Africa, people who have represented the colonies in French Equatorial Africa during the French Fourth Republic. French Equatorial Africa was the federation of French colonial possessions in Equatorial Africa, extending northwards from the Congo River into the Sahel, and comprising what are today the countries of Chad, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.

French African colonies after World War II

Cameroons

Location of Cameroon

Senators for the French Cameroons under the French Fourth Republic were:[1]

In officeNameGroupNotes
1947–1955Charles OkalaSocialiste
1947–1955Jean GrassardGauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines
1947–1958Arouna N'JoyaSocialiste
1955–1957Henri ChamaulteRépublicains IndépendantsDied in office 31 December 1957
1955–1958Pierre KotouoIndépendants d'Outre-Mer
1958Pierre NgayewangRépublicains Indépendants

French Cameroun gained independence from France on 1 January 1960 and became the Republic of Cameroon.

Chad

Location of Chad

Senators for Chad under the French Fourth Republic were:[2]

In officeNameGroupNotes
1947–1951Mohamed Bechir-SowAction Démocratique et RépublicaineUntil 6 November 1951 (elected deputy)
1947–1955Julien GautierRassemblement d'Outre-Mer
1951–1959Gontchomé SahoulbaRassemblement d'Outre-Mer
1955–1959William TardrewRépublicains Sociaux

Chad became an independent country on 11 August 1960.

French Congo

Location of French Congo

Senators for the French Congo under the French Fourth Republic were:[3]

In officeNameGroupNotes
1947–1948Raphaël EtifierCommuniste
1947–1948Maurice GérardRépublicains Indépendants
1948–1955Jean MalongaSocialiste
1948–1956Jean CoupignyRassemblement d'Outre-MerUntil 6 November 1956 (resigned)
1955–1959Pierre GouraUnion Démocratique et Socialiste de la Résistance /
Rassemblement Démocratique Africain
1957–1959Jean MichelinRassemblement d'Outre-Mer

The Republic of the Congo gained full independence from France on 15 August 1960.

Gabon

Location of Gabon

Senators for Gabon under the French Fourth Republic were:[4]

In officeNameGroupNotes
1947–1959Luc Durand-RevilleGauche Démocratique /
Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines
1947–1949Mathurin AnghileyCommunisteDied in office 1 June 1949
1949–1958Paul GondjoutIndépendants d'Outre-Mer
1958–1959Roland BruUnion Démocratique et Socialiste de la Résistance /
Rassemblement Démocratique Africain

Gabon became an independent country on 17 August 1960.

Ubangi-Shari

Location of Ubangi-Shari

Senators for Ubangi-Shari under the French Fourth Republic were:[5]

In officeNameGroupNotes
1947–1948Arthur GuirriecGauche Démocratique /
Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines
1947–1952Jane VialleGauche Démocratique /
Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines
1948–1958Robert AubéRassemblement d'Outre-Mer
1952–1959Hector RivierezRépublicains Indépendants
1958–1959Étienne N'GounioSocialiste

Ubangi-Shari was renamed the Central African Republic (CAR) on 1 December 1958 and became fully independent on 13 August 1960.

References

Sources

  • Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IVème République par circonscription: Camerounlanguage=fr, Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
  • Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IVème République par circonscription: Tchad (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
  • Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IVème République par circonscription: Moyen-Congo (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
  • Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IVème République par circonscription: Gabon (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
  • Liste des anciens sénateurs de la IVème République par circonscription: Oubangui-Chari (in French), Sénat de France, retrieved 2018-01-01
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