| 13 Dec 1946 |
part of Togoland lying to the east of the boundary defined by the Franco-British Declaration of 10 Jul 1919 becomes a United Nations trust territory under the name of Togoland in accordance with a trusteeship agreement approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 Dec 1946, the government of France is designated as the Administering Authority for Togoland by Art. 2 of the Trusteeship Agreement (Official Records of the General Assembly, 1st session, Part 2, Resolutions, p. 122) |
| 29 Aug 1956 |
Togo is declared an autonomous republic under the UN Trusteeship Agreement, in accordance with a constitutional charter (Statut du Togo) issued by the President of the Council of Ministers of France on 24 Aug 1956, promulgated by the Commissioner of the Republic of Togo on 28 Aug 1956 (JORT, No. 888, 30 Aug 1956, pp. 1-5; JORF - Lois et décrets, No. 198, 26 Aug 1956, pp. 8173-8176) |
| 29 Aug 1956 - 27 Feb 1958 |
République Autonome du Togo |
| 27 Feb 1958 |
Togo is declared a republic under the UN Trusteeship Agreement, in accordance with the amended constitutional charter (Statut du Togo) issued by the President of the Council of Ministers of France on 22 Feb 1958, promulgated by the High Commissioner of the French Republic in Togo on 27 Feb 1958 (JORT, No. 46, 5 Mar 1958, pp. 4-7; JORF - Lois et décrets, No. 46, 23 Feb 1958, pp. 1960-1962) |
| 27 Feb 1958 - 27 Apr 1960 |
République du Togo |
| 27 Apr 1960 |
the Trusteeship Agreement of 13 Dec 1946 in respect of Togoland is terminated in accordance with resolution 1416 (XIV) passed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 5 Dec 1959, effective on 27 Apr 1960 (Official Records of the General Assembly, 14th session, Resolutions and Decisions, p. 32) |
| 27 Apr 1960 |
Togo becomes an independent state in accordance with an agreement with France |
| 27 Apr 1960 |
Togo, referred to as the Togolese Republic (République togolaise), is declared an independent, souveraign, and democratic republic in accordance with a law passed by the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) and promulgated by the Prime Minister of Togo on 23 Apr 1960, effective on 27 Apr 1960, the date appointed by the law (JORT, Extra, No. 121, 25 Apr 1960, pp. 1-3) |
| 27 Apr 1960 - |
République togolaise |
| 17 Apr 1961 |
the Constitution of the Togolese Republic (Constitution de la République togolaise), adopted at a referendum held on 9 Apr 1961, is promulgated by the Prime Minister of Togo on 14 Apr 1961 and published on 17 Apr 1961 (JORT, Extra, No. 157, 17 Apr 1961, pp. 293-299) |
