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British Togoland was a League of Nations
League of Nations

The League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members....
 Class B mandate
League of Nations mandate

A League of Nations mandate refers to a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I, or the legal instruments that contained the terms for administering the territory on behalf of the League....
 in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, formed by the splitting of German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 protectorate Togoland
Togoland

Togoland was a German Empire protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914. The colony was established during the period generally known as Europe?s imperialist "Scramble for Africa"....
 into French Togoland
French Togoland

French Togoland was a French colonial empires League of Nations Mandate in West Africa, which later became the Togo....
 and British Togoland. Its capital was Ho
Ho, Ghana

Ho is a Town in southeast Ghana and is the capital of the Volta Region. It lies between Mount Adaklu and Mount Galenukui is home to a museum, a cathedral and a large prison....
.

UN Mandate
After World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, the mandate became a UN
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 trust territory administered by the United Kingdom.






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British Togoland was a League of Nations
League of Nations

The League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members....
 Class B mandate
League of Nations mandate

A League of Nations mandate refers to a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I, or the legal instruments that contained the terms for administering the territory on behalf of the League....
 in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, formed by the splitting of German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 protectorate Togoland
Togoland

Togoland was a German Empire protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914. The colony was established during the period generally known as Europe?s imperialist "Scramble for Africa"....
 into French Togoland
French Togoland

French Togoland was a French colonial empires League of Nations Mandate in West Africa, which later became the Togo....
 and British Togoland. Its capital was Ho
Ho, Ghana

Ho is a Town in southeast Ghana and is the capital of the Volta Region. It lies between Mount Adaklu and Mount Galenukui is home to a museum, a cathedral and a large prison....
.

Origin


The territory of British Togoland was first formed after a partition of Togoland on 27 December 1916, during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 forces already occupied Togoland. After the war, on 20 July 1922, the League of Nations gave its mandate to formally transfer control of British Togoland to the United Kingdom.

UN Mandate


After World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, the mandate became a UN
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 trust territory administered by the United Kingdom. During the mandate and trusteeship periods, British Togoland was administered as part of the adjoining territory of the Gold Coast
Gold Coast (British colony)

Gold Coast was a United Kingdom colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.The first European ethnic groupss to arrive at the coast were the Portugal, in 1471....
, under the name of Trans-Volta Togo (TVT).

Joining Ghana


In 1954, the British government informed the UN that it would be unable to administer the Trust Territory after Ghana
Ghana

The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders C?te d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south....
ian independence. In response, in December 1955, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution advising the British government to hold a plebiscite on the future of British Togoland. On 9 May 1956, this election was held under UN supervision, and 58% of registered voters opted for formal integration into an independent Gold Coast. On 13 December 1956, this unification was put into effect, creating a single entity that became the new independent nation of Ghana
Ghana

The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders C?te d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south....
 on 6 March of the following year.