HOW TOGO GAINED INDEPENDENCE

1884

• In 1884 Germany declared togo as a protectorate.
• (a territory protected diplomatically or militarily by another country)
• Know as germanys "model colony"

1914

• August 8th 1914 french forces invaded togo
• Afterward togo was divided up into frech and british administrative zones

1946

• Committee of Togolese Unity
• Togolese Party for Progress
• Sylvanius olympus

1960

• Independence!

POST INDEPENDENCE

• Sylvanius olympus assasinated
• Political turmoil
• Gnassingbe Eyadema

SOURCES

• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/598068/Togo/55368/Independence
• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14106781