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history of Côte d’Ivoire: Quick Facts

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CĂ´te d'Ivoire
Map of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) showing its national boundaries, major cities, and neighboring countries-Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Liberia. The map highlights the capital, Yamoussoukro, and coastal cities such as Abidjan along the Atlantic Ocean. An inset locator map shows Cote d'Ivoire's position in West Africa.
Samory TourĂŠ
Map of Africa highlighting the location of the historical Asante Empire in orange, centered in present-day Ghana and extending into parts of Cote d'Ivoire and Togo in West Africa. The rest of the continent is shown in gray for context, with major bodies of water and surrounding regions labeled.
Map of Africa highlighting the historical region of the Akan states in West Africa, shown in orange along the border of present-day Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. The map provides continental context, with major countries and bodies of water labeled.
Map of western Africa in the late 19th century showing areas under French and British control in 1880, and illustrating the advance of French, British, and German colonial forces with dated arrows. French-controlled territory is shaded green and British-controlled territory is shaded purple, with major advances and key cities labeled. Boundaries between mandates established in 1919 are also marked, and an inset locates the region within Africa.
Map of Africa showing the territorial divisions and colonial possessions by European powers from the late 19th to early 20th century. Countries and regions are color-coded to indicate British, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Belgian, and German control, with independent countries and British-Egyptian condominium also marked. The map highlights the extent and timing of colonization, with most of the continent under European rule except for Ethiopia and Liberia.
Map of Africa highlighting the historical territory of French West Africa in orange, covering present-day Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, and Niger in the western part of the continent. Surrounding countries and bodies of water are shown in gray and blue for geographic context.
FĂŠlix HouphouĂŤt-Boigny
Map of Africa in 1960 showing the political status of each territory or country. Many countries gained independence that year, including Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Chad, and the Central African Republic. Countries already independent at that time included Ethiopia, Liberia, Ghana, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan, and South Africa. More than 20 territories remained under colonial rule.
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