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Boundary Agreements

When
1892-1893
Where
Eastern and Western Borders
Part of
Ivory Coast becomes a French colony

Agreements with Liberia and Britain defined the eastern and western boundaries of the colony in 1892 and 1893, respectively.

The northern boundary remained unfixed until 1947 due to French efforts to attach parts of Upper Volta and French Sudan for economic and administrative reasons. These agreements shaped the territorial extent of the newly established colony.

Sources

  1. History of Ivory Coast Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-10
  2. Ivory Coast Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11

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