List of senators of French East Africa
# List of senators of French East Africa

Following is a list of senators of French East Africa, people who have represented the French colonies in East Africa and the Indian Ocean in the Senate of France since the end of World War II (1939–45). Many countries have since declared independence and are thus no longer included in the French Senate.

## Comoros

Senators for the Comoros were:

| In office | Name | Group | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1947–1959 | Jacques Grimaldi | Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines | |
| 1959–1973 | Ahmed Abdallah | Not aligned | Resigned 9 January 1973 |
| 1973–1975 | Said Mohamed Jaffar | Not aligned | Resigned 6 November 1975 |

The Comoros declared independent on 6 July 1975, but the island of Mayotte chose to remain with France. See List of senators of Mayotte for senators for that island.

## Madagascar

The Malagasy Republic was proclaimed on 14 October 1958 as an autonomous state within the French Community, and declared full independence two years later. Senators for French Madagascar before then under the French Fourth Republic were:

| In office | Name | Group | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1947–1948 | Justin Bezara | Not aligned | |
| 1947–1948 | André Peyroulx-Romain | Républicains Indépendants | |
| 1947–1948 | Ramamonjy Raherivelo | Not aligned | |
| 1947–1948 | Jules Ranaivo | Not aligned | |
| 1948–1951 | Félix Totolehibe | Républicains Indépendants | Died in office 2 February 1951 |
| 1947–1952 | Daniel Serrure | Républicains Indépendants | |
| 1948–1952 | André Liotard | Républicains Indépendants | Known As Alcide Liotard |
| 1948–1952 | Michel Randria | Républicains Indépendants | |
| 1948–1959 | Norbert Zafimahova | Indépendants d'Outre-Mer | |
| 1952–1959 | Jules Castellani | Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer | |
| 1952–1958 | Ralijaona Laingo | Républicains Sociaux | |
| 1952–1958 | Pierre Ramampy | Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines | |
| 1952–1959 | Paul Longuet | Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines | |
| 1958–1959 | Laurent Botokeky | Socialiste | |
| 1958–1959 | Eugène Bernard Lechat | Socialiste | |
| 1958–1959 | Stanislas Rakotonirina | Socialiste | |

## Somaliland

French Somaliland, officially Côte française des Somalis, became the Territoire des Afar et des Issas on 19 March 1967. From 1977 it has been the Republic of Djibouti. Senators for French Somaliland under the French Fourth Republic and French Fifth Republic were:

| In office | Name | Group | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1946–1952 | Djama Ali Moussa | Union Républicaine et Résistante pour l'Union Française | |
| 1952–1958 | Hassan Gouled Aptidon | Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer | |
| 1958–1959 | Ahmed Goumane-Roble | Gauche Démocratique et du Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines | |
| 1959–1965 | Mohamed Kamil | Groupe de l'Union pour la Nouvelle République | |
| 1965–1980 | Barkat Gourad Hamadou | Union pour la Nouvelle République | Resigned 30 June 1980 Prime Minister from 1978 to 2001 |
