Sub-Saharan Africa, 03 Jun 1943: French Committee of National Liberation
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 03 Jun 1943 (World War II in Africa: French Committee of National Liberation), showing the following events: Battle of Réunion; Liberation of French Somaliland; Assassination of Darlan; Free French Madagascar; Casablanca Conference; Fall of Tunis; French Committee of National Liberation.

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Belgian

Congo(Free Bel. adm.)

Mozambique(Port.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Free Fr. adm.)

Ethiopia(Br. prot.)

Union of

South Africa(Br. dom.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Madagascar(Br. occ.)

French

Equatorial

Africa(Free Fr. adm.)

Libya(Br/Fr occ.)

Fr. Som.(Free Fr. adm.)

Aden Prot.(Br. prot.)

South
West
Africa(SAfr. mand.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Tanganyika(Br. mand.)

Cameroun(Free Fr. adm.)

Eritrea(Br. adm.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Italian
Somaliland(Br. adm.)

Southern
Territories(Fr. terr.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. H.C.T.)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Ifni & Sahara(Sp. terr.)

Comoros(Br. occ.)

Réunion(Free Fr. adm.)

Northern
Rhodesia(Br. prot.)

Southern
Rhodesia(Br.)

Middle
Congo(FEA)

French
Sudan(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Walvis Bay(SWA adm.)

Ogaden(Br. adm.)

Chad(FEA terr.)

Ubangi-
Shari(FEA)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Seychelles(Br.)

St. Helena(Br.)

Ascension(US pres.)

Tristan da Cunha

Mayotte(Br. occ.)

Simon's Town(Br.)

28 Nov 1942Free French
liberate Réunion

Dec 1942–Jan 1943French Somaliland
falls to Allies

24 Dec 1942Darlan assassinated

Jan 1943British cede admin.
of Madagascar to
Free French but remain
in occupation until 1946

Jan 1943Allied leaders meet
at Casablanca

May 1943Allies capture Tunis

3 Jun 1943Free French and France in Africa
unite to form French Committee
of National Liberation

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