British Togoland

Infobox Former Country
native_name =
conventional_long_name = British Togoland
common_name = British Togoland|
continent = Africa
region = West Africa
country = Ghana
era = World War I
status = Mandate
empire = United Kingdom
government_type =
year_start = 1916
year_end = 1956
life_span = 1916-1956|
event_start = Togoland partitioned
date_start = 27 December 1916
event_end = Integration with Gold Coast
date_end = 13 December 1956
event1 = League of Nations mandate
date_event1 = 20 July 1922|
event_pre = Occupation
date_pre = 27 August 1914|
event_post = Independence as Ghana
date_post = 6 March 1957|
p1 = Togoland
flag_p1 = Flag of the German Empire.svg
s1 = Gold Coast (British colony)
flag_s1 = Flag of the Gold Coast.svg|

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capital = Ho
national_anthem = God Save The Queen
common_languages = English
religion =
currency =

British Togoland was a League of Nations Class B mandate in Africa, formed by the splitting of German protectorate Togoland into French Togoland and British Togoland. Its capital was Ho.

The territory of British Togoland was first formed after a partition of Togoland on 27 December 1916, during World War I. British and French forces already occupied Togoland. After the war, on 20 July 1922, the League of Nations gave its mandate to formally transfer control of British Togoland to the United Kingdom.

After World War II, the mandate became a UN trust territory administered by the United Kingdom. During the mandate and trusteeship periods, British Togoland was administered as part of the adjoining territory of the Gold Coast, under the name of "Trans-Volta Togo" (TVT). [ [http://www.ghanadistricts.com/region/?r=7&sa=40&PHPSESSID=56a7bc7467f44316475c0e4af05a5e0b Ghana Districts: "Volta Region"] ]

In 1954, the British government informed the UN that it would be unable to administer the Trust Territory after Ghanaian independence. In response, in December 1955, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution advising the British government to hold a plebiscite on the future of British Togoland. On 9 May 1956, this election was held under UN supervision, and 58% of registered voters opted for formal integration into an independent Gold Coast. [ [http://www.ghana.gov.gh/NRC/VOL%201%20CHAPTER%203%20%20EXEC.SUM.pdf Ghana National Reconciliation Commission: "The Historical Context" (pdf)] ] On 13 December 1956, this unification was put into effect, creating a single entity that became the new independent nation of Ghana on 6 March of the following year.

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