- Oubangui-Chari
Infobox Former Country
native_name = "Oubangui-Chari"
conventional_long_name = Ubangi-Shari
common_name = Oubangui-Chari
continent = Africa
region = Central Africa
country = Central African Republic
era =
status = Colony
empire = France
life_span = 1903 – 1960
event_start =Colonized
year_start = 1889
event_end = Autonomy
year_end = 1958
date_end = December 1
event1 = Colonial administration
date_event1 = 1903
event2 = Merged with Chad
date_event2 = 1906
event3 = French Equatorial Africa
date_event3 = 1910
event_post = Independence
date_post = August 13, 1960
s1 = Central African Republic
flag_s1 = Flag of the Central African Republic.svg
capital = Bangui
common_languages = French
currency =French Equatorial African franc
CFA franc
footnotes =Oubangui-Chari, or Ubangi-Shari, was a French territory in central
Africa which later became the independent country of theCentral African Republic onAugust 13 ,1960 . It followed the establishment of theBangui outpost in 1889, and was named in 1894.The French did not establish a colonial administration until 1903, upon defeating
Egypt ian forces (the territory was claimed by the EgyptianSultan ). The Oubangui-Chari territory was merged with theChad colony in 1906. In 1910, it became one of four territories of theFederation of French Equatorial Africa , (withChad ,Middle Congo , andGabon ), initially with Chad as "Oubangi-Chari-Tchad", and made into an autonomous civilian colony in 1915. Chad was separated in 1920.Between 1915 and 1931, stamps were overprinted for use in Oubangui-Chari, and later specially printed for the colony. The main article is at
Postage stamps and postal history of Ubangi-Shari .
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