In 1910 it became a separate colony in French Equatorial Africa. Internal self-government was granted by the French in 1958 and was renamed Central African Republic.
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expeditions reached the area in about 1880, and in the 1890s the region was annexed to the
colony of the French Congo.
In 1910 it became a separate colony in French Equatorial Africa. Internal self-government was granted by the French in 1958 and was renamed Central African Republic. |
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The Central African Republic
close to the geo- graphic center of Africa.
It is bordered by Chad on the north, Sudan on the east, Zaire and the Congo Republic on
the south, and Cameroon on the west. |
In 1960 the country became independent. |