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Names

• Mandate Territory of Togoland
• Trust Territory of Togoland
• French Togoland (after World War 2)
• British Togoland (after World War 2)

Owners

• Germany (during World War 1)
• France (French Togoland)
• England (British Togoland)

Independence

• April 27, 1960 gained indpendence
• Sylvanus Olympio was elected and lead the country to independence 
• Been independent for 53 years

Leaders

• Sylvanus Olympio (first president)
• Faure Gnassingbe (current president)
• Gnassingbe Eyadema (created The Rally of Togonese people political party) 
• Nicolas Grunitzky (second president and opposed sylvan Olypio)

Exports

• coffee
• cacao (produced chocolate) 
• cotton (for textile mills)

Problems

• poverty (average person made $1,096 in 2011)
• diease (Yellow Fever, Malaria and Dengue Fever are common)
• violence 
• deforestation
• peace and security