Côte d’Ivoire. Ivory Coast.

French West Africa. 1895-1958. Dahomey, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Burkino Faso.

Ghana. 1957 Gold Coast + British Togoland =Ghana. 1960 Republic. 1981 Dictator.

Gold Coast. 1481 Portugal. 1642 Dutch. 1874 Britain. 1957 Independent +British Togoland = Ghana.

Houphouët-Boigny, Félix. 1905-93. West African leader. President of Ivory Coast 1960-.

Ivory Coast. Baulé, Kru, Lobi, Senefu. 1895 French West Africa. 1960 Independent republic. Cote d’Ivoire.

Martello Towers. 1804. Swiss designed defensive towers on English coast against Napoleon.

Melilla. Spanish city on Moroccan coast conquered 1497. Berbers.

Nkrumah, Kwame. 1909-72. Gold Coast/Ghana Prime Minister 1952-60, President 60-66.

Olmecs. c1150-800BC. Mexican Gulf coast civilization.

Pacific, War of. 1879-84. Chile wins land from Peru, Bolivia’s coastline.

Peking, Treaty. 1860. China cedes coastal land to Russia.

Spanish Main. 16C. Buccaneer haven. North coast of South America.