CĂ´te dâIvoire became a French colony in 1893 during the European rush to divide Africa, referred to as the Scramble for Africa. In 1895 it became part of French West Africa, a colonial administrative grouping under French rule. A referendum in 1958 saw voters in CĂ´te dâIvoire decide in favor of a new French constitution, under which their colony would become autonomous within the French Community. CĂ´te dâIvoire became independent in 1960.
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