Togoland

Japanese: Togoland
Togoland

...Germany's sovereignty over this region was recognized at the Berlin Conference in 1885, and the borders with the French colony of Dahomey (now the People's Republic of Benin) were established by the Treaty of Paris in 1897, and with the British colony of the Gold Coast (now the Republic of Ghana) by the Treaty of Sam'a in 1899. Thus, German Togoland was established, but the local people resisted fiercely, including a rebellion in the north in 1897-98. Germany rapidly developed the economy by building the city and port of Lomé, introducing cash crops such as cocoa, and building railways and roads, and Togoland became a model colony for Germany, but the north was left behind in this development. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Togoland" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ドイツのこの地域への支配権は85年のベルリン会議で承認され,97年のパリ条約でフランス領ダホメー(現,ベニン人民共和国)との,99年のサムア条約でイギリス領ゴールド・コースト(現,ガーナ共和国)との境界がそれぞれ確定された。こうしてドイツ領トーゴランドTogolandが成立したが,97‐98年の北部の反乱など,現地住民は激しく抵抗した。ドイツは主都に定めたロメの都市・港湾建設,カカオなど換金作物の導入,鉄道・道路建設など急テンポで経済開発を行い,トーゴランドはドイツのモデル植民地となったが,北部はこの開発からとり残された。…

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