During World War II the federation supported the Free French Forces and became the centre for their activities in Africa.
During the Fourth Republic[?], the federation was given representation in the French parliament. When the territories voted in the 1958 referendum to become autonomous within the French Community[?], the federation was dissolved. In 1959 the new republics formed an interim association called the Union of Central African Republics[?], before becoming fully independent in August 1960.
See alo: French colonial empire
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