Nevertheless, compared to the youthful hotheads of Togoland’s vociferous Juvento Party, Olympic had turned out to be a moderate. The Juvento demand ouster of the French and union with Ghana.

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in ...

Togoland is a hot, humid and tiny country, 75 miles wide and 330 miles long, named by the Germans, given to the French under a U.N. trusteeship, and stuck like an afterthought on the map of Africa, ...

1957 - British Togoland votes to join the Gold Coast as part of the independent nation of Ghana. 1959 - French Togoland becomes an autonomous republic within the French Union.

Western Togoland, which was under British administration, was eventually absorbed into Ghana, while French Togoland declared independence in 1960.

In light of the current wave of talks, actions and inactions of and about the territory today referred to as the Western Togoland, this article, I believe, will shed some light on the situation as ...

In response to this call, a visiting mission was sent to both British Togoland and French Togoland in 1955. After their visit and inquiry and consultations, the visiting mission recommended a ...