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== | ==Togo Emigration and Immigration== | ||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
==Immigration into | ==Immigration into Togo== | ||
<ref>" | From the 11th to the 16th century, various tribes entered the region from all directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a '''major trading center for Europeans to purchase slaves''', earning Togo and the surrounding region the name '''"The Slave Coast"'''. In 1884, Germany declared a region including present-day Togo as a protectorate '''called Togoland'''. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to '''France'''. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960<ref>"Togo", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo, accessed August 2021.</ref> | ||
==Records of | ==Emigration From Togo== | ||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 461,100. Top destination countries: '''Ghana, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, France, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Germany, Niger, Italy''' <ref>"Togo", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=23, accessed August 2021</ref> | |||
==Records of Togo Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | |||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span> | |<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.] </span> | ||
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*[[ | *[[Ghana Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Nigeria Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Côte d'Ivoire Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Benin Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[France Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Gabon Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Burkina Faso Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Germany Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Niger Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | ||
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In other languages: FrançaisTogo Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
Immigration into Togo[edit | edit source]
From the 11th to the 16th century, various tribes entered the region from all directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a major trading center for Europeans to purchase slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared a region including present-day Togo as a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960[1]
Emigration From Togo[edit | edit source]
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 461,100. Top destination countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, France, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Germany, Niger, Italy [2]
Records of Togo Emigrants in Their Destination Nations[edit | edit source]
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One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for major destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at Category:Emigration and Immigration Records. |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Togo", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo, accessed August 2021.
- ↑ "Togo", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=23, accessed August 2021