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.
Senators for the French Cameroons under the French Fourth Republic were:
In office | Name | Group | Notes | |
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1947–1955 | Socialiste | |||
1947–1955 | Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines | |||
1947–1958 | Socialiste | |||
1955–1957 | Républicains Indépendants | Died in office 31 December 1957 | ||
1955–1958 | Indépendants d'Outre-Mer | |||
1958 | Républicains Indépendants |
Senators for Chad under the French Fourth Republic were:
In office | Name | Group | Notes | |
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1947–1951 | Action Démocratique et Républicaine | Until 6 November 1951 (elected deputy) | ||
1947–1955 | Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer | |||
1951–1959 | Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer | |||
1955–1959 | Républicains Sociaux |
Chad became an independent country on 11 August 1960.
Senators for the French Congo under the French Fourth Republic were:
In office | Name | Group | Notes | |
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1947–1948 | Communiste | |||
1947–1948 | Républicains Indépendants | |||
1948–1955 | Socialiste | |||
1948–1956 | Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer | Until 6 November 1956 (resigned) | ||
1955–1959 | Union Démocratique et Socialiste de la Résistance / Rassemblement Démocratique Africain | |||
1957–1959 | Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer |
The Republic of the Congo gained full independence from France on 15 August 1960.
Senators for Gabon under the French Fourth Republic were:
In office | Name | Group | Notes | |
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1947–1959 | Gauche Démocratique / Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines | |||
1947–1949 | Communiste | Died in office 1 June 1949 | ||
1949–1958 | Indépendants d'Outre-Mer | |||
1958–1959 | Union Démocratique et Socialiste de la Résistance / Rassemblement Démocratique Africain |
Gabon became an independent country on 17 August 1960.
Senators for Ubangi-Shari under the French Fourth Republic were:
In office | Name | Group | Notes | |
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1947–1948 | Gauche Démocratique / Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines | |||
1947–1952 | Gauche Démocratique / Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines | |||
1948–1958 | Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer | |||
1952–1959 | Républicains Indépendants | |||
1958–1959 | Socialiste |
Ubangi-Shari was renamed the Central African Republic (CAR) on 1 December 1958 and became fully independent on 13 August 1960.