List of senators of French East Africa explained

Following is a list of senators of French East Africa, people who have represented the French colonies in East Africa and the Indian Ocean in the Senate of France since the end of World War II (1939–45). Many countries have since declared independence and are thus no longer included in the French Senate.

Comoros

Senators for the Comoros were:

In office Name Group Notes
1947–1959 Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines
1959–1973 Not aligned Resigned 9 January 1973
1973–1975 Not aligned Resigned 6 November 1975
The Comoros declared independent on 6 July 1975, but the island of Mayotte chose to remain with France.See List of senators of Mayotte for senators for that island.

Madagascar

The Malagasy Republic was proclaimed on 14 October 1958 as an autonomous state within the French Community, and declared full independence two years later.Senators for French Madagascar before then under the French Fourth Republic were:

In office Name Group Notes
1947–1948 Not aligned
1947–1948 Républicains Indépendants
1947–1948 Not aligned
1947–1948 Not aligned
1948–1951 Républicains Indépendants Died in office 2 February 1951
1947–1952 Républicains Indépendants
1948–1952 Républicains Indépendants Known As Alcide Liotard
1948–1952 Républicains Indépendants
1948–1959 Indépendants d'Outre-Mer
1952–1959 Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer
1952–1958 Républicains Sociaux
1952–1958 Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines
1952–1959 Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines
1958–1959 Socialiste
1958–1959 Socialiste
1958–1959 Socialiste

Somaliland

French Somaliland, officially Côte française des Somalis, became the Territoire des Afar et des Issas on 19 March 1967. From 1977 it has been the Republic of Djibouti.Senators for French Somaliland under the French Fourth Republic and French Fifth Republic were:

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In office Name Group Notes
1946–1952 Union Républicaine et Résistante pour l'Union Française
1952–1958 Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer
1958–1959 Gauche Démocratique et du Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines
1959–1965 Groupe de l'Union pour la Nouvelle République
1965–1980 Union pour la Nouvelle République Resigned 30 June 1980
Prime Minister from 1978 to 2001