Top 10 Largest Cities or Towns of Togo
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1.
Lomé
2.
Sokodé
3.
Kara
4.
Kpalimé
5.
Atakpamé
6.
Bassar
7.
Tsévié
8.
Aného
9.
Mango
10.
Dapaong
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Togo, officially the
Togolese Republic (
French:
République Togolaise), is a country in
West Africa bordered by
Ghana to the west,
Benin to the east and
Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the
Gulf of Guinea, where its capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately 57,
000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi) with a population of approximately 6.7 million.
Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation, highly dependent on agriculture, with a climate that provides good growing seasons. Togo is one of the smallest countries in all of
Africa. The official language is French, with many other languages spoken in Togo, particularly those of the Gbe family. The largest religious group in Togo are those with indigenous beliefs, and there are significant
Christian and Muslim minorities. Togo is a member of the
United Nations,
African Union,
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,
South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation
Zone,
La Francophonie and Economic
Community of
West African States.
From the 11th to the
16th century, various tribes entered the region from all directions. From the 16th century to the
18th century, the coastal region was a major trading centre for
Europeans in search of slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "
The Slave Coast". In 1884,
Germany declared Togoland a protectorate. After
World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to
France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960.
In
1967,
Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup, after which he became president. At the time of his death in
2005,
Eyadéma was the longest-serving leader in modern
African history, after having been president for 38 years. In 2005, his son
Faure Gnassingbé was elected president.
During the period from the
11th century to the 16th century, various tribes entered the region from all directions: the Ewé from the east, and the
Mina and
Guin from the west. Most settled in coastal areas.
The slave trade began in the 16th century, and for the next two hundred years the coastal region was a major trading center for Europeans in search of slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast".
In 1884 a treaty was signed at
Togoville with the
King Mlapa III, whereby Germany claimed a protectorate over a stretch of territory along the coast and gradually extended its control inland. In
1905, this became the
German colony of Togoland. During World War I this
German territory was invaded by
British troops from the neighbouring
Gold Coast colony and
French troops coming from
Dahomey.
After the end of World War I, there was discussion of having the colony be administered by
Czechoslovakia. However, this did not come to fruition. Togoland was separated into two
League of Nations mandates, administered by
Britain and France. After
World War II, these mandates became
UN Trust Territories. The residents of
British Togoland voted to join the
Gold Coast as part of the new independent nation of Ghana in
1957, and
French Togoland became an autonomous republic within the
French Union in
1959.
Independence for French Togoland came in 1960 under
Sylvanus Olympio. He was assassinated in a military coup on
13 January 1963 by a group of soldiers under the direction of
Sergeant Etienne Eyadéma Gnassingbé.
Opposition leader Nicolas Grunitzky was appointed president by the "
Insurrection Committee", headed by
Emmanuel Bodjollé.
On 13 January 1967, Eyadéma Gnassingbé overthrew Grunitzky in a bloodless coup and assumed the presidency, which he held from that date until his sudden death on
5 February 2005 after 38 years in power, the longest occupation of any dictator in Africa.
The military's immediate installation of his son, Faure Gnassingbé, as president provoked widespread international condemnation, except from France. Some democratically elected African leaders such as
Abdoulaye Wade of
Senegal and
Olusegun Obasanjo of
Nigeria supported the move, thereby creating a rift within the African Union.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo