When did the french colonise the ivory coast?
A short history of Ivory Coast In the area that is now Ivory Coast the Senufo form in the 11th century their own state. For long times the region is under influence of the Ashanti Kingdom. Although the coast is explored by Portugal in the 15th century, it is not yet colonized. In 1843 the first French settlements and a first French protectorate over some regions is founded. Between 1880 and 1898 France occupies the Mandingo state and the whole of Ivory Coast becomes a French protectorate in 1891. This is changed into a colony in 1893. In 1904 Ivory Coast becomes a constituent part of French West Africa. Inside French West Africa Ivory Coast becomes in 1946 a French overseas territory. After the dissolution of French West Africa in 1958, Ivory Coast gets autonomy as the Republic of Ivory Coast. Dominant party in Ivory Coast is the Parti Démocratique de la Côte d’Ivoire (Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, PDCI). Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny becomes prime minister. Ivory Coast becomes
